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What war in Libya? June 15, 2011 2:22 pm TB

Apparently the War Powers Act does not apply because what America is doing in Libya is not “hostilities.”

Again, apply that useful liberal yardstick: “Would I buy this if Bush was pulling it?”

If having American troops in harm’s way is the definition of “hostilities,” does this mean we can casually nuke someone with ICBMs?

  • Yeah, I hate that crap. We need to make it so that deployment of troops of 5,000 strong or ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-15 18:45:14
    • The beauty of the Hellfires is that you don't "rain" them down like a WWII bombing raid. You find ... by TB 2011-06-15 20:00:23

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