Congress Has the Power to Declare War, not Make War.

WASHINGTON – In a letter sent to both chambers of Congress today, the American Civil Liberties Union asked Senate and House leadership to schedule floor debates and votes to question whether President Obama may continue to use military force in Libya. The president ordered a military operation in Libya on March 19 without congressional approval, a violation of Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.


While the ACLU does not take a position on whether military force should be used, the organization has consistently insisted, from the war in Vietnam through both wars in Iraq, that Congress give advance authorization for the use of such force.

“The Executive Branch’s assertions of unilateral authority to enter the armed conflict in Libya cannot and should not go unchallenged by the Congress. The decision whether to go to war does not lie with the President, but with Congress. Congress's power over decisions involving the use of military force derives from the Constitution,” says the letter, signed by ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero, Washington Legislative Office Director Laura W. Murphy and Senior Legislative Counsel Christopher E. Anders.
Opinion noted, but it's wrong. Watch the video in the OP.
 
WASHINGTON – In a letter sent to both chambers of Congress today, the American Civil Liberties Union asked Senate and House leadership to schedule floor debates and votes to question whether President Obama may continue to use military force in Libya. The president ordered a military operation in Libya on March 19 without congressional approval, a violation of Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.


While the ACLU does not take a position on whether military force should be used, the organization has consistently insisted, from the war in Vietnam through both wars in Iraq, that Congress give advance authorization for the use of such force.

“The Executive Branch’s assertions of unilateral authority to enter the armed conflict in Libya cannot and should not go unchallenged by the Congress. The decision whether to go to war does not lie with the President, but with Congress. Congress's power over decisions involving the use of military force derives from the Constitution,” says the letter, signed by ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero, Washington Legislative Office Director Laura W. Murphy and Senior Legislative Counsel Christopher E. Anders.
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President Obama initially stated that the Benghazi attack was a spontaneous reaction to a video, but later acknowledged it as a terrorist attack, taking responsibility for the administration's handling of the situation. This shift in narrative has been criticized as an attempt to downplay the administration's failures in security and response.
Reports indicated that there were numerous security incidents in Libya leading up to the attack, highlighting a dangerous environment and were ignored by the president and Sec. of State..
 
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President Obama initially stated that the Benghazi attack was a spontaneous reaction to a video, but later acknowledged it as a terrorist attack,
Say, that's a nice bone you dug up there.

September 12 – President Barack Obama

“The United States condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. … No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation.”

September 12 – Obama, at a campaign event in Las Vegas, again uses the “act of terror” line

“No act of terror will dim the light of the values that we proudly shine on the rest of the world, and no act of violence will shake the resolve of the United States of America.”

He repeats the line again the next day in Golden, Colorado. “I want people around the world to hear me: To all those who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished.”

 
That poster is just contrarian to anything Trump does.

Situational analysis is lost on them. Certainly no critical thinking.

These are the same assholes who loved a paddleboarder being arrested for not locking down during the scamdemic while loving the Floyd race riots.

This shit with Iran all started with Carter. What a POS POTUS.
Trump is just doing what Carter SHOULD HAVE DONE IN 1979.
 
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