Under American law this is an illegal war, congress never gave permission for this.
Whether or not Congress must give permission is still up for debate, with at least 30 years of near unanimous precedent suggesting that Obama was acting within his legal powers. A conclusory statement like that is certainly not justified.
The US is a sovereign nation and the UN has no right to tell us when we can and cannot go to war.
Under American law this is an illegal war, congress never gave permission for this.
This war was needed and it is humane, but Obama definitely did not go about it right.
Yes I said war. Let's review the facts: we have established a no-fly zone over Libya and bombarded the country with Tomahawk missiles. In any sane world this would be considered an act of war.
How is it needed???
It was needed to thwart a coming slaughter of civilian dissidents by Gaddafi.
Why don't we do that every time something like this occurs? Rwanda or Darfur for example?
Wouldn't that money be better spent here or not at all?
That's a good question and I agree, I think it comes down to many different factors like: money, public outcry, gains through political motivations, possibility of future stable government, dissidents seeking true democracy and freedom (as in we do not support communist uprisings only the ones who want freedom). These things must be considered before continuing with a strategy of war.
Money is not everything.
We could try to find to an answer that is most comfortable for us. But why bother? The Iraq and the Afghan war are hardly anything for America to celebrate. And this war will prove to be another waste of American money and lives. All we will have to show for it is debt.
You're wrong. This isn't a war. This is simply a kinetic military action. There's a difference.
This isn't the first illegal war that a president has declared.
I really hope that you're being facetious. Words are supposed to reflect reality. They aren't supposed to be magic incantations that change the nature of something by calling it something different.
...but remember you do not know what would have happened if we did not invade the Middle East after 9-11, much greater catastrophes...
...possibly the cries for freedom that went out because of these wars could have sparked the riots and rallies for freedom we now see in other countries in the Mid-East at the moment.
The Middle East is changing and hopefully I pray for the better, and yes I do believe that this in part should be accredited to the USA.
There was no Iraq civil war until after Bush invaded and destroyed Iraq's government. This was not the case in Libya. Do you always compare apples to oranges?i recall the cries that we cant get involved in iraq's "civil war" from the left. Um.....
There was no Iraq civil war until after Bush invaded and destroyed Iraq's government. This was not the case in Libya. Do you always compare apples to oranges?
In the early 1990's?Well, there was a coup attempt shortly after the first Gulf War.
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