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Some people told George Bush that he did not have the authority on his own to force Iraq out of Kuwait because

the matter did not involve a great national interest to the United States.

of the precedent set by the Vietnam War.

of the restrictions placed on the presidency by the War Powers Act.

the public did not back such an action.

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of the restrictions placed on the presidency by the War Powers Act.

The WPA prevents the president from authorizing relations to war without the approval of congress.
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