He felt such action could be taken only within the war powers of the commander-in-chief, which he planned to exercise.
hiː fˈɛlt sˈʌtʃ ˈækʃən kʊd biː tˈeɪkən ˈoʊnli wɪðˌɪn ðə wˈɔːɹ pˈaʊɚz ʌvðə kəmˈændɚɹɪntʃˈiːf, wˌɪtʃ hiː plˈænd tʊ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz.