At the same time, however, the Constitution designates the executive as the “Commander in Chief,” a power that American presidents have invoked to use military force without Congressional authorization on more than 200 occasions. President Barack Obama relied on that power when he told both Congress and the American people that he had the authority to order limited strikes on Syria without going to Congress.
但是，与此同时，宪法给予执政者“三军统帅”的地位，美国总统可以行使这一权力在不经国会授权的情况下使用武力，适用这一条款的场合有200多种。总统奥巴马在告诉国会和美国人民他有越过国会下令对叙利亚实施有限打击之权时所凭据的便是这一权力。