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Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) has panned President Obama's decision to participate in Saturday's missile attack on Libya, going so far as to question whether the strikes should be considered an "impeachable offense."
In a lengthy statement dated March 18 and re-printed in full on his website, Kucinich notes:
While the action is billed as protecting the civilians of Libya, a no-fly-zone begins with an attack on the air defenses of Libya and Qaddafi forces. It is an act of war. The president made statements which attempt to minimize U.S. action, but U.S. planes may drop U.S. bombs and U.S. missiles may be involved in striking another sovereign nation. War from the air is still war.
As Politico is reporting, Kucinich raised the prospect of impeachment during a Saturday conference call, and is just one member of a group of liberal House Democrats questioning the constitutionality of U.S. missile strikes against Libya. The congressman mainly objected to the fact that Congress was not consulted before the air strikes, Raw Story reports. In an interview, he told the site, "And I'm raising the question as to whether or not it's an impeachable offense. It would appear on its face to be an impeachable offense."
In his online statement, he added:
It is hard to imagine that Congress, during the current contentious debate over deficits and budget cutting, would agree to plunge America into still another war, especially since America will spend trillions in total for the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and incursions into Pakistan. The last thing we need is to be embroiled in yet another intervention in another Muslim country. The American people have had enough. First it was Afghanistan, then Iraq. Then bombs began to fall in Pakistan, then Yemen, and soon it seems bombs could be falling in Libya. Our nation simply cannot afford another war, economically, diplomatically or spiritually.
As Kucinich reiterated Monday to MSNBC, "A decision was made to make American forces into a war [and] he didn't consult with Congress. What the consequences are politically, we'll see...but the fact is we're going to spend half a billion dollars in the first week on this war, we don't have the resources."
I wouldn't get into the impeaching stuff (it was silly talk under Bush, and it's silly now), but i'm most certainly angry as hell at the president. I'm still an Obama supporter, but if this Libya thing doesn't wrap up fast, i'm considering not voting for him in the next election.
Yeah, I wouldn't go so far as to say it's an impeachable offense, but I do wish we could sit this one out.
I would have expected this action from a Republican president, but not from Obama. Especially since he campaigned on ending the other two wars we have going on right now......
Shame on me..... I'm old enough to know ALL politicians and full of $hit....
There is no way I will vote for Obama in 2012. I thought he was for peace and ending the war, not starting another unprovoked war. I hope we get a real Democratic nominee in 2012.
Obama's Libya decision is a speeding ticket compared to Bush/ Cheney's unfounded war in Iraq.
No contest.
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