Saturday, June 18, 2011

Obama’s Claim of Libya War Powers Widely Disputed

In a 38-page report submitted to Congress earlier this week, White House and State Department lawyers contended that the Act did not apply because Washington’s intervention does "not involve sustained fighting or active exchanges of fire with hostile forces, nor do they involve U.S. ground troops".

But that claim went over like a lead balloon with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who — while most are unlikely to pull the plug on Washington’s three-month-old military involvement — have been unable so far to agree on a resolution authorizing the operations.  - Antiwar.com

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