Bush plan US military defending Iraq's security = a first w/o OK from Congress

Bush plan for Iraq would be a first
No OK from Congress seen; Constitutional issues raised
Charlie Savage - Globe Staff / Jan 25, 2008 - http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/01/25/bush_plan_for_iraq_would_be_a_first/

WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to forge a long-term agreement with the Iraqi government that could commit the US military to defending Iraq's security would be the first time such a sweeping mutual defense compact has been enacted without congressional approval, according to legal specialists.
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After World War II, for example - when the United States gave security commitments to Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, and NATO members - Presidents Truman and Eisenhower designated the agreements as treaties requiring Senate ratification. In 1985, when President Ronald Reagan guaranteed that the US military would defend the Marshall Islands and Micronesia if they were attacked, the compacts were put to a vote by both chambers of Congress.

By contrast, Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki have already agreed that a coming compact will include the United States providing "security assurances and commitments" to Iraq to deter any foreign invasion or internal terrorism by "outlaw groups." But a top White House official has also said that Bush does not intend to submit the deal to Congress. ....

this is treason

The current Dem Congress would have been sure to pass whatever he asked for.