Obama during campaign: ‘President Does Not Have Power Under Constitution to Unilaterally Authorize a Military Attack’ (gallon, Iraq)

[At_Last_2009]

Obama: ‘President Does Not Have Power Under Constitution to Unilaterally Authorize a Military Attack’
Obama:

[HistorianDude]

Originally Posted by At_Last_2009

Obama: ‘President Does Not Have Power Under Constitution to Unilaterally Authorize a Military Attack’
Obama:

The whole quotation:

The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.

[At_Last_2009]

Originally Posted by HistorianDude

The whole quotation:

Thanks

[oz in SC]

The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.

Imminent threat to the nation???
And how would that apply to Libya fighting a civil war?

[outbacknv]

Originally Posted by HistorianDude

The whole quotation:

The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.

Where is the actual and imminent threat to our nation?

[At_Last_2009]

Originally Posted by oz in SC

Imminent threat to the nation???
And how would that apply to Libya fighting a civil war?

It does not...

[HistorianDude]

Originally Posted by oz in SC

Imminent threat to the nation???
And how would that apply to Libya fighting a civil war?

Any decent politician or lawyer could assemble a number of rationale... some more obvious and honest than others.

One might be... Oil trading above $100 a barrel is an imminent threat to the nation.

And as cynical as that might be... it is also true.

[oz in SC]

So Bush was correct to attack Iraq...glad you supported GWII.



Oh,or was THAT different somehow?

[outbacknv]

Originally Posted by HistorianDude

Any decent politician or lawyer could assemble a number of rationale... some more obvious and honest than others.

One might be... Oil trading above $100 a gallon is an imminent threat to the nation.

And as cynical as that might be... it is also true.

Assembling rationale is a means of justifying or excusing an action. It has little to do with an actual threat.

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by HistorianDude

Any decent politician or lawyer could assemble a number of rationale... some more obvious and honest than others.

One might be... Oil trading above $100 a gallon is an imminent threat to the nation.

And as cynical as that might be... it is also true.

Oil was also above $100 per barrel (I'm assuming you meant barrel rather than gallon) during Bushs term which Obama was criticizing..