In this episode of The Associates Did It Podcast, Dr. Joshua Carpenter explains the War Powers Resolution of 1973 and the legal framework governing when a U.S. president may use military force without a formal declaration of war from Congress. Using recent U.S. operations involving Iran as context, he breaks down the constitutional tension between Congress’s authority to declare war and the President’s commander-in-chief powers, including the 48-hour reporting requirement and 60-day timeline for military action. Drawing on his experience in law enforcement, the military, and law, Dr. Carpenter provides a non-partisan legal analysis of how modern administrations justify military operations under U.S. law.