DID CONGRESS APPROVE THIS LONGEST WAR?

"Obama... doesn't assert that the constitution gives him the unilateral power to make war and peace. Nevertheless... Obama is not simply winding up a war he did not start; he has expanded it – bringing in more troops than ever before. Meanwhile, Congress is nowhere to be found.

"... almost all the insurgent leaders... are in the tribal areas of Pakistan, not Afghanistan. Is this really the basis of Obama's right to determine the future conduct of America's longest war?... When Congress responded to the tragedy of the twin towers, it was authorising a limited war in Afghanistan – not a 100-year struggle against terrorism-in-all-its-forms. By pretending otherwise, we are speeding down a slippery slope that cuts future Congresses out of all serious participation in the big decisions on war and peace..."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/jan/27/afghanistan-congress