Congress Must Debate the Libya War

Robert Naiman @ Truthout - The US is now at war in a third Muslim country, according to the "official tally" (that is, counting Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, but not Pakistan or Yemen, for example.) But Congress has never authorized or debated the US military intervention in Libya. (A sharply disputed claim holds that the Pakistan and Yemen actions are covered by the 2001 authorization of military force, but no one has dared to argue that the 2001 authorization to use military force covers Libya.)

Some will no doubt claim that the president is acting in Libya within his authority as commander in chief. But this is an extremely dangerous claim. Read more.