re: #6 Lidane

Well the War Powers Resolution dates long after WW2, but even that has been basically ignored by Congress, or when it has been taken up by them, ignored by various Presidents.

I have zero love for the GOP, but I actually do care about checks and balances in US government (and unlike them, not only when it suits me). I think it was right to go into Libya, but it isn’t right (nor legal) to remain there without Congressional authorization.

I didn’t like it when Bush ignored Congress when it came to military adventures, and I will not like it if Obama does likewise.

All that said: the details of whether or not the current administration has *actually* violated any part of the War Power Resolution seem entirely unclear. That won’t stop the GOP from making political hay over the subject, and I will stand by anyone who condemns them for such shenanigans. It doesn’t mean I’m not still interested in the truth of the matter.