Sentence examples for commenced war from inspiring English sources

Among other things, President Obama has unilaterally commenced war, authorized the assassination of American citizens abroad and denied the writ of habeas corpus to detainees not accused of a crime.

President Obama commenced war against Libya to save civilian lives.

President Harry Truman unconstitutionally commenced war against North Korea without congressional authorization.

President Bush invaded Iraq in 2003 pursuant to an unconstitutional delegation of congressional authority to commence war.

His extinguishment as a political comet could have been avoided if he had respected the exclusive constitutional responsibility of Congress to commence war.

Moreover, the president proclaimed that the White House is empowered to unilaterally commence war not only to play Good Samaritan to the Milky Way, but also to advance "regional stability" or the "credibility" of the United Nations Security Council.

It is not that he loves the Constitution less, but that he adores political power more, which explains his tacit endorsement of President Barack Obama's usurpation of the exclusive congressional power to commence war.

The decision to deny the President the authority to commence war--praised by many as the crown jewel of the Constitution--was no whimsy.

The reason we commenced this war was to defend our country against future terrorist attacks.

Meanwhile, in January 1968, Nasser commenced the War of Attrition to reclaim territory captured by Israel, ordering attacks against Israeli positions east of the then-blockaded Suez Canal.

From the mid-15th century to the mid-18th century, according to historian Burton Stein, rulers of states in southern India commenced financing wars on a different footing than had their predecessors.