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33488 Re: NYT: War act doesn't apply to Libya, Obama says
   I gotta support Obama in this, but only because I despise Qadaffi slig... 		ribit   ROUND   16 Jun 2011
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33480 Re: NYT: War act doesn't apply to Libya, Obama says
   Decomp, [color=green]'So, how do you feel about this, clo? It's... 		clo   ROUND   16 Jun 2011
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NYT: War act doesn't apply to Libya, Obama says

By: Decomposed in ROUND
Thu, 16 Jun 11 5:44 AM
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So, how do you feel about this, clo? It's okay, I suppose, because the killing is being done by a member of YOUR club? 

June 15, 2011

Obama: War Powers Act doesn't apply to Libya
'We are acting lawfully,' says State Department legal adviser

By CHARLIE SAVAGE and MARK LANDLER
The New York Times

WASHINGTON — The White House, pushing hard against criticism in Congress over the deepening air war in Libya, asserted Wednesday that President Obama had the authority to continue the military campaign without Congressional approval because American involvement fell short of full-blown hostilities.

In a 38-page report sent to lawmakers describing and defending the NATO-led operation, the White House said the mission was prying loose Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s grip on power.

In contending that the limited American role did not oblige the administration to ask for authorization under the War Powers Resolution, the report asserted that “U.S. operations do not involve sustained fighting or active exchanges of fire with hostile forces, nor do they involve U.S. ground troops.” Still, the White House acknowledged, the operation has cost the Pentagon $716 million in its first two months and will have cost $1.1 billion by September at the current scale of operations.

Boehner: Explain rationale
The report came one day after the House Speaker, John A. Boehner, Republican of Ohio, had sent a letter to Mr. Obama warning him that he appeared to be out of time under the Vietnam-era law that says presidents must terminate a mission 60 or 90 days after notifying Congress that troops have been deployed into hostilities, unless lawmakers authorize the operation to continue.

Full story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43414648/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/


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