Is it just us, or does the War Powers Resolution seem to be one of those rules honored more in the breach?

With almost every major offensive, it seems like critics of a sitting president claim a violation of the act, which provides that a president needs congressional authorization to send U.S. forces into combat, unless there is a state of emergency caused by an attack on the U.S. (The president has a 60-day grace period to wage a military action before requiring congressional authorization.)

President...