Why does Congress always let the Executive do all the war-making?

Why does Congress always let the Executive do all the war-making?

It’s too risky, politically, to take a stand either way, so Congress lets the President launch the wars.  The downside is that we get way too many wars, and they never seem to end.  But all of Congress benefits from continuous war.  They’re just too scared to take a position on one.  Antiwar

Author: S. Smith