In the Senate, backers of a resolution to authorize the operation wondered whether the administration had waited too long to address the concerns of House members.
"It's way late," said McCain, the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee. "This is one of the reasons why they're having this veritable uprising in the House, because of a lack of communication. And then the icing on the cake was probably for them when he (Obama) said that we're not engaged in hostilities. That obviously is foolishness."
He added, however, "That is not a reason to pass a resolution that would encourage Moammar Gadhafi to stay in power."
Earlier this month, the House voted 268-145 to rebuke Obama for failing to provide a "compelling rationale" for the Libyan mission and for launching U.S. military forces without congressional approval.
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Redshirt1701
Yes you are right, but the War Powers Resolution specifies when a President can take us to war, but Bush took us to those wars before congress approved it and then he got approval after we were already at war. Congress can More..
The US House needs to send Obama a message about spending money without authorization. Who's going to pay for all the damage we've caused in Libya? If Obama was really sincere about help these rebels he'd be dropping bombs in Syria too.
This is a case where Congress badly needs to reassert itself. We've been mired in middle east wars that are none of our business for too long. Bring the troops back home and put them to work securing our southern border. Stop spending money that we More..