Congress has power to end Iraq war

0 Comments | USA TODAY, August, 2007

Mario M. Cuomo suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could help settle a constitutional fight over ending the Iraq war ("War powers rest with Congress," The Forum, Wednesday).

To the contrary, Congress is the ultimate decider on matters of war and peace. Congress simply can declare the war's end and instruct President Bush to withdraw. The president may, of course, veto any legislation, but he cannot stop Congress from standing against the war.

When confronting an obstinate president determined to remain at war against the will of the people, Congress ultimately will have to muster the two-third votes to override his veto.

Once Congress passes a law declaring the war's end, it sticks. If the president refuses to withdraw troops, he can be impeached for...