Reply #26: The measures were meaningless [View All]

Bush did not violate the IWR.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION- The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to--
(1) defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and
(2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.
(b) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION- In connection with the exercise of the authority granted in subsection (a) to use force the President shall...make available.. his determination that--
(1) reliance by the United States on further diplomatic or other peaceful means alone either (A) will not adequately protect the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq or (B) is not likely to lead to enforcement of all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq"

The efforts, "supported" by Congress in Section 2 are totally meaningless, since Section 3 allows Bush the sole determination as to whether those "supported" conditions were met or not.
Congress gave Bush 100% authority to determine that the conditions were not met and then start the war.

His letter to Congress was nothing more than a copy and paste of Section 3b.