by:
Les Carpenter
Rational Nation USA
Liberty -vs- Tyranny
Fast forward to the 12 minute 17 second marker on the video and hear what presidential candidate Mitt Romney had to say to Bob Schieffer on how he believes the President has the power to act unilaterally with respect to military action, specifically (in this case) Iran. Possibly another cowboy (GWB)?
So much for the
Constitution and or the
War Powers Resolution of 1973. This Romney dude could turn out to be a real loose cannon.
Just what we need, another trigger-happy Commander in Chief. Counting Obama (and, yes, I would definitely count him), that would make 3 in a row.
ReplyDeleteObama did not start any wars (not trigger happy) he is ending wars started by Bush. His success is embarrassing Republicans. Touting that he got Bin Laden, is an election winning fact. Ending the war in Iraq, is an election winning fact. He stopped kissing Pakistan's ass and showed them, that he will attack within their country, if they are harboring terrorists. As commander and chief, taking military action to protect America, is legal for the president. Declaring war is not. If Congress disagrees, they can cut the money for whatever, or like Reagan, a president can break the laws of America to reach his goal.
ReplyDeleteObama:
Deleteextended Bush's patriot act
started a war in Libya
signed the NDAA into law on New year's of this year, which expands the "war on terror" to include the entire globe as the "battlefield". If you have not read this law, you need to. He has also given himself the authority to murder anyone simply considered a 'suspect'. He has used it at least 3 times that we know of, including ordering the killing of a 16 year old boy by drone.
started a covert drone war in Yemen
escalated the proxy war in Somalia
escalated the war in Afghanistan
secretly deployed US special forces in 75 countries
sold 30 billion in weapons to the dictatorship in Saudi Arabia
signed an agreement for 7 military bases in Columbia
opened a military base in Chile
maintains a presence in Iraq after "ending" the war..
shall i go on? Because there is more.
And Romney's policies do not differ from Obama's.