Getting tired of seeing yet another form of Freedom2012 here.

I'm no expert on the constitution but if what Giordano quoted is accurate ie "The 1973 War Powers Resolution allows presidents to deploy troops when there's a "national emergency" caused by an attack on the country or its possessions, but then gives the executive only 60 days to get congressional approval or withdraw troops."

It clearly says that the president is only allowed to deploy troops when there is national emergency. Since there is no national emergency at the present, the 1973 War Powers Resolution does not allow the president to deploy troops. Period.

In my opinion the legality of Obama's move is not the big issue here. The bottom line is that the circumstances surrounding the chemical weapons used is not clear enough to warrant the deployment of missiles and air strikes.

The state owned media has pretty much suppressed Assad's statement regarding chemical weapon use.

“How is it possible that any country would use chemical weapons, or any weapons of mass destruction, in an area where its own forces are located?” Assad asked in the interview with Izvestia, according to a translation provided by Syria’s official news agency and published by the Los Angeles Times. “This is preposterous! These accusations are completely politicized and come on the back of the advances made by the Syrian Army against the terrorists.”

Without having 100% accurate proof, it is illegal, unwarranted and a war crime to attack another country based on assumptions and accusations.