Which of the following is NOT an example of a president committing American troops into combat without congressional approval?
a. Roosevelt in Europe and the Pacific theaters, 1945
b. Truman in Korea, 1950
c. Reagan in Grenada, 1983
d. Bush in Panama, 1989
e. Clinton in Haiti, 1994
ANS: A
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