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Originally Posted by Rochard
On a few non adult boards it seems there is a lot of discussion about if the President of the United States can order the US Military to attack another country without approval from Congress.
What does GFY think?
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I think it depends on the scope of the attack. A series of air strikes as part of an international rapid reaction or no-fly zone is not on the same scale as mobilizing divisions of Marines and Soldiers and launching an all out war because years ago the bad guy was menacing someone. I think if we see Obama talking about how gadhaffi threatened his Kenyan daddy once and how he wants to be a 'war president' like Bush used to say, or he starts mobilizing whole divisions then we will see the anti-war people marching in cities again.
I do expect to see Pres. O. in front of Congress soon if the situation escalates.