The U.S. Constitution rightly makes the president the commander-in-chief of the military (Article One, Section 2), but in order that he properly and effectively deploy the military it also requires him first to persuade Congress to vote upon and declare war (Article Two, Section 8), which means the President must cite the provocation, name the enemy, and project a plausible path to victory.

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Thein Sein is not the commander-in-chief of the Burmese military, and it is possible his ceasefire orders are being ignored by the generals.

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The security situation in Iraq was supposed to be the subject of a parliamentary session Monday attended by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who is also the military's commander-in-chief, along with the acting minister of defense, the acting minister of interior, the commander of Baghdad operation command and the head of Iraqi intelligence services.

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That Obama would attempt this highly unpopular transfer yet again is further symptomatic of his failure as a wartime Commander-in-Chief, shown this time through his unwillingness to use military detention -- a tool fundamental to the prosecution of a war -- despite clear authority from Congress to do so.

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As Commander-in-Chief, I have great confidence in the men and women of our military who will carry out this mission.

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