As we have relearned recently, members are reluctant to go against presidents of their own party, and minority party opposition, while expected, seldom has legs. Presidents since Nixon have uniformly ignored or denounced the War Powers Resolution except for its periodic reporting requirements to Congress. Those reports, if taken more seriously by both branches, can be the building blocks for deeper consultation, deliberations and debates in Congress and the broader American public over how to end U.S. involvement in hostilities. The War Powers Resolution may be all but obsolete, but it can still provide some basis for hope in the future bicameral cooperation and agreements.