Wesley Clark, a former U.S. Army general and decorated Vietnam War veteran, states in his book Winning Modern Wars that “Defeating terrorism is more difficult and large-scale. than we thought... We can move the ball down the field at will, crushing our opponent's defenses, but winning the game is another matter entirely. He also said in the book's preface "that the Bush administration rushed, pushed, misled and manipulated us into a war against Iraq, at the expense of the real war against Al Qaeda." Clark, in writing this, is essentially telling us that we (the United States) have somehow overstepped our bounds in acting in this "war on terror", and even though he may have make a courageous statement, he is right. We have to agree with Clark's theory, our president, George W. Bush, who launched the "war on terrorism", essentially went into this war believing that the armed forces were going to enter the garden terrorists, mow the lawn and come home to a room. Well, he was wrong, our troops have not returned yet and those who did return did not return intact; they came back with psychological bruises and others without life. However, the impetus for this war has been the lack of presidential oversight that our Congress has neglected to provide. The cause is that our former president, George W. Bush, unofficially expanded his powers as president and acted impulsively rather than logically, which should never have happened and should never happen again. By discussing the original powers of the President as enumerated in the United States Constitution, as well as discussing how these powers have been modified, amplified, and exploited during the "modern presidency" and.... .. middle of paper. ..... law. No one should step into or take advantage of their role, as President Bush did when he went behind Congress's back and carried out his unconstitutional tactics. Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States, once said, “America's need today is not for heroism but for healing; not cures but normality; not revolution but restoration. This is what America needs, a stable and capable president and government to keep us safe and protect our freedoms. Works Cited Bessette, Joseph M., John J. Pitney, and First Jr. American Government And Politics, Deliberation, Democracy, And Citizenship No edition of separate policy chapters. Boston: Wadsworth Pub Co, 2010. 429. Print. Linder, Doug. “War and Treaty Powers of the U.S. Constitution.” UMKC School of Law. 2011. Internet. November 27. 2011.