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Otherwise, why would tom refer me to the part of the Constitution that says the pres is Commander in chief?
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The only national security authority the consititution gives Congress is the power of the purse string. They leveraged that into greater power than they are entitled (as Federalist #73 warned against ) . This erosion of executive powers often goes unchallenged but at times of war it has frequently happened that Presidents have reasserted their clear mandate . When Democrats like Wilson and Roosevelt do it they are doing what is necessary to win wars. But when Republicans do it they are accused of creating an imperial Presidency.
There is nothing in the 1947 National Security Act that has been violated . As ususal the wording of the law is at best vague .It certainly doesn't specify at what point a contemplated plan is developed enough to require informing Congress.
And don't say there aren't loose lips in position of responsibility in Congress. Pat Lehey had to be removed from the Senate Intel committee for being a blabber mouth. Sen Feinstein recently disclosed to the world we were flying predator missions from bases inside Pakistan to attack Pakistani Taliban in Pakistani territory .
It is clearly a case in point here that after 8 years the details of whatever plan was being crafted was not going to be executed. Therefore the way I read the language of the law there was no requirement to report it to Congress.
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