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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:26 AM Original message |
Under What Authority are we Conducting Air Strikes in Somalia? |
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MikeNearMcChord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. It's the Bush Administration dammit, they could what ever they dam well |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. Permission? Cmdr Codpiece don't need no stinkin' permission! |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
3. We're Number 1 !!! |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
4. Dictatorial |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. We as in the US military..that's all I'm sayin...there's a lot involved in |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. The actions of a representative govt are conducted in the names of its citizenry |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
5. Jeebus told George it was OK |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Thou Shalt Go Forth and Rain Death Down Upon the Brown Men who Appear Naughty in Your Sight? |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:51 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Only one problem |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I KNOW! Ironic aint it? Jeebus the radical..forgotten. Jeebus the blonde hair, blue eyed |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
10. So, really folks, can anyone tell me under what authority the US military is conducting air strikes |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. well-here's how it started(right wing version-warning) |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. So, does Bush think the IWR gives him the authority to bomb in Somalia? |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 10:12 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. maybe Poppa Bush retained the power?see below |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
15. That would be the "We Can Do Anything We Damned Well Please" policy. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
16. Public Law No: 107-040 |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Thank you Freddie! |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Therefore, all it takes is their contention that Al Quaida is in Somalia |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I agree. The text and context of that resolution is just staggering. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Congress can always go back and rescind or amend this |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Freddie, yes! That really needs to happen. Or at least be discussed. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #16 |
29. that could be you or I |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
17. Oh man, I didn't know we were doing this. Another war crime |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:12 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Not According to Public Law 107-40 = Bushitler is well within his Congressionally Approved Authority |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. nothing in the war powers act that would require congressional approval? |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
22. More Bush "...believed to be..." foreign policy... |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Well, ya know..if Nelson Mandela is on our Terrorist Watch List... |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
26. Was the "known al-Qaida target and militia leader in Somalia." conviced of a crime |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
27. we kill anywhere, anytime....that's what we do |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
30. Jesus? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-01-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
31. k&r BBC link, story, great line about why can't give more info. |
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