Executive Branch

Source: Rethinking U.S. war in Afghanistan: By Steve Clemons September 08, 2010


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0910/41871.html

Constitutional Connection: Article 2, The Executive Branch, Section 2 , Clause 1
"The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment."




Explanation of Connection:

This articles is about President Obama and his plans and actual decisions he is now making on the War in Afghanistan. The war has recently until now been causing financial decay for Afghanistan and the United States. President Obama is trying to come up with some kind of military system of some sort, that will help migrate US troops who are still in Afghanistan and help them return home safely. But, regardless of Obama trying to work something out, many other leaders in the Arab land believe that the idea's he's coming up with will do nothing but add to what already is. They feel the war is still going to go on and troop won't be coming in or leaving out.

This article clearly demonstrate Article 2, The Executive Branch, Section 2, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution. It states that "The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States." This articles show this section of the constitution in action because, it lays out all of the commanding decisions Obama's trying to make as far as the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is trying to remake the military set up and try to create some way or form that can allow the troops there return home and hopefully end the war. This article as well has quotes and other facts from other legislatures of the Arab world and President Obama himself to better explain the issue at hand.

I can imagine what our military would be like in situtations like this if our president wasn't in position to decide on these issues. The military would more than likely make multiple careless mistakes on the war as far attacking or even not trying to create sensible less violent ways to get our remaining troops out of Afghanistan. I believe with this piece of the constitution in effect that chances that our military would decay or be over thrown would be very slim. Why, because when we elected our president we observed what he or she was able to do and would do when inducted in office, and in situtations like this we trusted in our Commander to be in Chief of the US Army and Navy.