{"product_id":"while-dangers-gather-william-g-howell-9780691134628","title":"While Dangers Gather: Congressional Checks on Presidential War Powers","description":"\u003cp\u003eNearly five hundred times in the past century, American presidents have deployed the nation's military abroad, on missions ranging from embassy evacuations to full-scale wars. The question of whether Congress has effectively limited the president's power to do so has generally met with a resounding \"no.\" In \u003ci\u003eWhile Dangers Gather\u003c\/i\u003e, William Howell and Jon Pevehouse reach a very different conclusion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors--one an American politics scholar, the other an international relations scholar--provide the most comprehensive and compelling evidence to date on Congress's influence on presidential war powers. Their findings have profound implications for contemporary debates about war, presidential power, and Congress's constitutional obligations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While devoting special attention to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, this book systematically analyzes the last half-century of U.S. military policy. Among its conclusions: Presidents are systematically less likely to exercise military force when their partisan opponents retain control of Congress. The partisan composition of Congress, however, matters most for proposed deployments that are larger in size and directed at less strategically important locales. Moreover, congressional influence is often achieved not through bold legislative action but through public posturing--engaging the media, raising public concerns, and stirring domestic and international doubt about the United States' resolve to see a fight through to the end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William G. Howell, Jon Pevehouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691134626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691134628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.19w x 0.90d","brand":"William G. Howell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44311035216127,"sku":"9780691134628","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3ff2470-ff59-4720-9812-c920be776fac.jpg?v=1695720741","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/while-dangers-gather-william-g-howell-9780691134628","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}