Qaddafi Compound Hit by U.K. Missiles as Coalition Says Leader’s Forces in Disarray

USA_1 said:

That is funny. You partisan hacks can't take responsibility for anything.
Had Bush been competent, the war would have been over 6 years ago.

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Kandahar said:

I still don't know where you stand on intervention in Libya

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USA_1 said:

The sheep bought it, hook, line and sinker.

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dontworrybehappy said:

STILL blaming Bush, huh?

At what point should the president going to be responsible for anything? 6 months INTO his presidency, or 6 months BEFORE it ends? Or, if he's Obummer, never? And if he's Bush, 2 years and counting after he's long gone?

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President Barack Obama is facing growing anger from lawmakers who believe he overstepped his authority by launching missile strikes into Libya without first seeking the consent of Congress.

The criticism is from all directions: from moderates, like Sens. Jim Webb (D-Va.) and Dick Lugar (R-Ind.); from those on the far left and right, like Reps. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and Ron Paul (R-Texas), who believe the president acted outside the Constitution; and from the establishment on both sides, including House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson of Connecticut and Republican Rep. Candice Miller of Michigan, a self-described “hawk.”

What it adds up to is this: The president, already taking heat for a perceived lack of engagement on pressing domestic matters, will arrive home from South America needing to justify to Congress and the public his decision to use force in Libya without seeking approval.

It remains to be seen whether Congress has reached a tipping point in its cession of war-making power to the executive branch, but it’s clear that U.S. intervention in Libya has hit a nerve with a war weary legislative branch.

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