Policemen of the World Policemen of the World Final Paper Courtney N Carpenter Strayer University Contemporary US History Professor Tonya Simmons March 13, 2015

Policemen of the World Thesis and Outline Most people would agree that if the U.S. were to launch missiles to attack Syria in vengeance for their alleged use of the nerve agent sarin against anti- government rebels, it would be another addition to the long list of U.S. foreign military operations. Prior presidents have resulted to war after the country was directly attacked, such as by Japan at the start of WII. But more frequently, American presidents have moved forward without consulting congress, using their authority as the countrys leader or commander in chief. With that leverage, they have preceded without...