From Jim Miller on Politics - does Obama even believe himself on Libya

Pseudo-Random Thoughts

*Obama's Argument On Libya Contains A Contradiction: *As you read
through the document
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/united-states-activities-libya.html> he
sent to Congress, you learn that we are engaged in hostilities, directly
and indirectly.

The United States has "specific military objectives". (p. 3.) We used
"our unique assets to destroy key regime military targets and air
defense capabilities". (p. 5) We are now supporting our allies in their
attacks on the regime. (p.5) We are demanding a change in the regime.
(p. 7) We are supplying most of the intelligence and refueling. (p. 9)
Without our support, the coalition would find it difficult to "execute
and sustain its operation". (p. 13) We have expended almost $400
million worth of munitions. (p. 14)

Nonetheless, according to President Obama, we are not engaged in
"hostitlities".

Given the important U. S. interests served by U. S. served by U. S.
military operations in Libya and the limited nature, scope and
duration of the anticipated actions, the President has
constitutional authority, as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive
and pursuant to his foreign affairs powers, to direct such limited
military operations abroad. The President is of the view that the
current U. S. military operations in Libya are consistent with the
War Powers Resolution and do not under that law require further
congressional authorization, because the U. S. military operations
are distinct from the kind of "hostilities" contemplated by the
resolution's 60 day termination provision. (p. 25)

Mind boggling. Professor Althouse thinks that Obama doesn't believe
his own argument
<http://althouse.blogspot.com/2011/06/according-to-liberal-apparatchiks-in.html>.
I hope that he doesn't, but am less certain than she is.

Obama believes so many other strange things that he may believe his own
argument; he may believe that hostilities are not hostitlities.
- 3:38 PM, 18 June 2011 [link]
<http://www.seanet.com/%7Ejimxc/Politics/June2011_3.html#jrm9995>

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