American President's’ Authority To Wage Limitless War

'When I voted in 2001 to authorize military force against the perpetrators of the September 11th attacks,' Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said last week, 'I had no idea I would be authorizing armed conflict for more than 15 years, and counting.'” Two concepts for you Senator Flake: Bureaucratic inertia, and Pentagon contractor lobbying.