Military prerogatives established under military rule can outlast the military regime itself.
More broadly, the unilateralism of the early Bush years led Congress to claim ownership over military prerogatives that in previous wars were the president's.
Presidents from both parties used the ongoing hostilities of the cold war to strengthen their military prerogatives during the conflicts in Korea and Vietnam.
Stable civilian rule, however, is not synonymous with the reduction of military prerogatives, and, indeed, civil-military peace is sometimes purchased at the price of not reviewing or reforming any of those legacies of military rule.
After Hezbollah's military prerogatives were challenged in May 2008, the group and its allies seized much of west Beirut, setting off the worst internal clashes since Lebanon's 15-year civil war.
Few are talking about the military prerogatives that are of central importance to Egypt's future economy and society.
In addition, he holds the constitutional authority to in effect veto any popularly elected government's attempt to amend the 2008 constitution, which of course safeguards the military's prerogatives.
With the public backing President Bush's every move, and no formal war declared, military might and prerogative appear unconstrained, a blank check for anti-terrorist war that sends a clear signal above and beyond what happens to bin Laden or to the Taliban.
A problem there is that if the critique says this war is bad because it's not winnable, then the response is, 'Oh yeah, we'll show you it can be winnable, or the next war will be winnable.' So, that critique doesn't challenge the prerogatives of military expansion, or aggression if you will, or empire".
He asks for an assurance that the govenrment will not use the royal prerogative to start military intervention.
