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  1. Mattis says the legal basis for the Syria strikes tonight were Trump's Article II power to defend vital American interests. Whatever the merits of that as a domestic law matter it has nothing to do with international law. nytimes.com/2017/04/07/us/politics/military-force-presidential-power.html
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