Ralph Nader is right; Only Congress has the legitimate power to declare war

President Obama,  with the power vested in us, through our Congressional representatives, we implore you to follow Ralph Nader's thoughtful admonition to you against any attempt on your part to exercise unconstitutional war powers in your apparent rush to war against Syria!!  http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/31  We implore you to defer to Congress in questions of declaring war!  Your most solemn oath is to uphold our Constitution, and as Nader so directly points out, the power to declare War resides with Congress.

Clause 11. To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

When there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, it was of the utmost folly for Bush and Cheney, (your recent immunity afforded them, notwithstanding) to so blithely ignore the work of UN Inspectors there and rush instead to war.  They acted with impunity, and now it appears that you want to act in just such an imperial manner as well. Step back a minute and consider your obligations under the Constitution and, indeed, under International Law, as well. Unmanned war weapons may be part of the problem, here; their use may seem too easy. Try waging peace, instead of war!!   It is the better moral option, and a better legal one at that!! Impunity is unbecoming in any branch of government!!    http://thepeoplesguidetotheusconstitution.com/blog/articles/congressional-power-to-declare-war/