When is a War not a War? When Obama is President and Libya is the Opponent

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  June 22nd at 12:00 PM  | 

Last week, at House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) request, the Obama administration provided a brief (32 pages plus classified addenda) overview of its activities in Libya, its conversations with Congress about them, and its rationale for not needing Congressional approval to continue this war ad infinitem.  The full document (minus the classified annexes) is available here in pdf form.  Here are a few highlights. 1. | Read More »

Obama Calls for ‘Patience and Persistence’ on his Unapproved, Directionless War in Libya

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  May 26th at 04:30 PM  | 

Let me begin with a moment of candor: I’d honestly be surprised if a majority of the American people even know that America is at war in Libya. I’d be far more surprised if any significant number of Americans know that our self-declared unitary executive has disregarded his legal requirement to secure approval from Congress in order to continue his war beyond the already-passed 60 | Read More »