You're reading the summary of the War Powers Act on Wikipedia. Try reading the actual legislation. We don't need to be in imminent danger for the President to commit troops.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/u...
I think the Clintons are well-versed in manipulating their way around this and I think the Clinton machine is behind it, frankly. Too many Americans, including too many conservatives, were silent when Clinton went to Bosnia the same way.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.