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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's understanding of the constitutional authority of the president when it comes to using military force seems to depend on the party affiliation of the president in question.
Pelosi supported former President Barack Obama -- a Democrat -- using military force against the Libyan regime of Moammar Gadhafi without prior congressional authorization.
But she opposed President Donald Trump -- a Republican -- using military force in Iraq to kill the leaders of two State Department-designated terrorist organizations: Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, leader of Kata'ib Hezbollah.
On constitutional grounds, Pelosi was wrong both times.
In 2011, Obama used U.S. airpower to intervene in Libya's civil war on the side of rebels hoping to overthrow Gaddafi. He did not seek congressional authorization for this. Nor did Congress give it.
Instead, Obama cited a resolution by the U.N. Security Council to justify his actions...........
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It is looking like Trump played this one beautifully. He killed an Iranian terrorist leader and Iran responds by firing rockets indiscriminately into some Iraqi bases where American solders are staged.
Obama and Kerry were terrified of Iran and payed them “pallets of cash” to be nice. Trump kills a high level Iranian leader and the response is nil. Iranian threats are mostly bluster until they can follow through with a nuclear weapon....which WOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED UNDER THE SURRENDER MONKEYS POLICY AFTER 15 YEARS...WHICH IS DOWN TO 10 YEARS NOW, IF IT WENT INTO AFFECT!!!....More proof that DemonRATS are traitors and cowards to take care of America!!!
Townhall.com ^
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's understanding of the constitutional authority of the president when it comes to using military force seems to depend on the party affiliation of the president in question.
Pelosi supported former President Barack Obama -- a Democrat -- using military force against the Libyan regime of Moammar Gadhafi without prior congressional authorization.
But she opposed President Donald Trump -- a Republican -- using military force in Iraq to kill the leaders of two State Department-designated terrorist organizations: Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, leader of Kata'ib Hezbollah.
On constitutional grounds, Pelosi was wrong both times.
In 2011, Obama used U.S. airpower to intervene in Libya's civil war on the side of rebels hoping to overthrow Gaddafi. He did not seek congressional authorization for this. Nor did Congress give it.
Instead, Obama cited a resolution by the U.N. Security Council to justify his actions...........
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It is looking like Trump played this one beautifully. He killed an Iranian terrorist leader and Iran responds by firing rockets indiscriminately into some Iraqi bases where American solders are staged.
Obama and Kerry were terrified of Iran and payed them “pallets of cash” to be nice. Trump kills a high level Iranian leader and the response is nil. Iranian threats are mostly bluster until they can follow through with a nuclear weapon....which WOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED UNDER THE SURRENDER MONKEYS POLICY AFTER 15 YEARS...WHICH IS DOWN TO 10 YEARS NOW, IF IT WENT INTO AFFECT!!!....More proof that DemonRATS are traitors and cowards to take care of America!!!