Armed & Dangerous (And Legal Too!)
- A single paragraph in length, section 2 begins by stating the importance of peace and security in Southeast Asia to the United States.
- As if anticipating needing to defend itself, Congress makes a note that they're acting within the limits of the Constitution of the U.S. and the Charter of the United Nations.
- The "blank check" concept is reinforced here, when Congress says "the United States is, therefore, prepared, as the President determines, to take all necessary steps, including the use of armed force, to assist any member […] in defense of its freedom" (6).
- The United States tiptoes around the word "war," not using it explicitly but certainly implying military combat.
- Clever.