U.S. Congress May Approve Limited Force In Libya

[Purveyor]

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US lawmakers will consider two bills authorizing limited military action in Libya over three months after Washington joined Western allies in an air war on Moamer Kadhafi's regime.

The bills were unveiled Tuesday night as President Barack Obama has come under fire from fellow Democrats and Republicans for failing to secure congressional authorization in accordance with the War Powers Resolution.

The administration has argued the 1973 resolution -- intended to curtail presidential power -- does not apply in Libya because the US military is playing a support role, with no ground troops and little risk of casualties.

Republican House Speaker John Boehner and others from both sides of the aisle have challenged that reasoning which was reportedly also rejected by top lawyers in the Pentagon and the Justice Department.

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/06/22/u-s-congress-may-approve-limited-force-in-libya/

[Baclava]

1. War is peace

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. rec b/c it is important, even tho I do not like the news at all.

[FiveGoodMen]

3. More bad news.

Some day, the rest of the world will wise up, see that all we ever do is attack as many of them as we can...

...then band together and destroy us.