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2 Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate
NY Times ^ | 17 June 2011 | Charlie Savage

Posted on 06/17/2011 6:54:40 PM PDT by Hoodat

WASHINGTON — President Obama rejected the views of top lawyers at the Pentagon and the Justice Department when he decided that he had the legal authority to continue American military participation in the air war in Libya without Congressional authorization, according to officials familiar with internal administration deliberations.

Jeh C. Johnson, the Pentagon general counsel, and Caroline D. Krass, the acting head of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, had told the White House that they believed that the United States military’s activities in the NATO-led air war amounted to “hostilities.” Under the War Powers Resolution, that would have required Mr. Obama to terminate or scale back the mission after May 20.

But Mr. Obama decided instead to adopt the legal analysis of several other senior members of his legal team — including the White House counsel, Robert Bauer, and the State Department legal adviser, Harold H. Koh — who argued that the United States military’s activities fell short of “hostilities.” Under that view, Mr. Obama needed no permission from Congress to continue the mission unchanged.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: carolinedkrass; doj; fascism; highcrimes; impeachment; imperialism; imperialpresidency; jehcjohnson; libya; obama; obamaswar; oup; pentagon; unconstitutional; warpowers; warpowersact
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To: crosshairs
His goal is to get the Muslim Brotherhood fully ensconced in every Middle East country in order to try to bring down Israel and the U.S.

B I N G O !

We can probably agree that Obama is a radical Muslim plant. Now you know why no valid paperwork from Schools or professional background. The Radical Muslims dumped $$ to elect this clown.

161 posted on 06/19/2011 6:42:56 PM PDT by politicianslie (Democrats are COMMUNISTS, Repubs are SOCIALISTS, and Barry is a Muslim manipulating USEFUL IDIOTS)
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To: gleeaikin
I hope folks remember who would not allow those F111's to over fly in bombing the colonel way back when. Now they want us to spend billions of dollars to support their air campaign. And throw in the Turks during the second Iraqi war, when they would not permit our forces from entering northern Iraq from the north. It is a two edged sword dealing with these European nations.
As for current conditions in the Tripoli area, I don't doubt it is mostly accurate reporting.
162 posted on 06/20/2011 12:07:28 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned....Duncan Hunter Sr. for POTUS.)
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To: raybbr

Yep.


163 posted on 06/20/2011 1:54:17 PM PDT by matt04
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To: raybbr; Hoodat
"They didn't "lose" to Obama - the usurper is simply ignoring them.

Impeach Remove him now!

Fixed it.

164 posted on 06/20/2011 3:48:52 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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To: PGR88

I think it is Rush who stated that Obama has our troops fighting 3 wars and one not-war.

My granddaughter calls one member of her stuffed elephant herd ‘Not-Dog’ but she has a good reason. And besides, unlike Zero, she is very, very cute.


165 posted on 06/20/2011 7:32:50 PM PDT by SusaninOhio
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To: Hoodat
where is the media and the anti war leftists

and when do impeachment proceedings begin.....oh yeah, nevermind, almost forgot, the GOP is on the waiting list for a spine donor

166 posted on 06/20/2011 10:25:09 PM PDT by KTM rider ( patriot turned rebel)
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To: 1010RD
its not even "hostility", it's "kinetic humanitarian coercion",

very similar to the way the Obama regime would deal with an armed attack by freedom fighters if they attacked the White House and tried to remove the destroyer of the USA who resides there

167 posted on 06/20/2011 10:44:50 PM PDT by KTM rider ( patriot turned rebel)
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To: KTM rider

To see the lie clearest simply reverse the two. If Libya were bombing the United States (anywhere in the world) would we not consider it an act of war?


168 posted on 06/21/2011 4:22:19 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: livius

“..but is really intended to show that Obama don’t need no stinkin’ law or Constitution.”

I believe MOST of what Obama has done since taking office has been about THAT. He has thumbed his nose at America, the Constitution, etc.


169 posted on 06/21/2011 8:01:24 AM PDT by a real Sheila (Proud master of 2 golden retrievers. Best dogs in the world.)
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