MintPress 16-12-27 Original post Cached copy Trump Could Use Obama’s Unilateral War Declarations As Precedent MintPress - 2016-12-27 - Original post - Cached copy President Barack Obama is flanked by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, as he prepares to address troops at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Sept. 17, 2014. (DoD photo from video)