Trump's ghostwriter prediction: Trump is going to resign

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However, isn’t the problem here that the POTUS has considerable freedom to command the military on his own, and the Congress has very few ways to quickly intervene or contradict him – and by the time they do, US may already be embroiled in some horrible mess.

You have a good point regarding the president’s power to command the use of military force. I’m certainly no expert on that, but this might help:

War Powers Resolution