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**Drysnyaty** · 09-06-2011, 12:10 PM

Aren't we more or less just assisting NATO on this one though? I mean we were a pretty significant part of the initiation of hostilities, but as long as it's ultimately a NATO action that we're supporting, I don't know if the war powers act comes into play.

There is no War Powers Act. There is the War Powers Clause, that's in the Constitution, and there is the War Powers Resolution.

Regardless of that, we have committed acts of war against Libya. We seized $33 billion dollars belonging to Libya. If another country seized $33 billion US dollars would you consider that an act of war? How about the hundreds of tomohawk missiles we've launch? If another country's government carried out attacks on US soil launching hundreds of missiles in tactical strikes on the US would you consider that an act of war?

I seriously don't understand the viewpoint that the US is not at war with Libya. Just because we have not prosecuted the war in an all-out manner does not mean it's any less of a war.

09-06-2011, 12:10 PM	#29
Drysnyaty Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 569 Senior Member	Aren't we more or less just assisting NATO on this one though? I mean we were a pretty significant part of the initiation of hostilities, but as long as it's ultimately a NATO action that we're supporting, I don't know if the war powers act comes into play. There is no War Powers Act. There is the War Powers Clause, that's in the Constitution, and there is the War Powers Resolution. Regardless of that, we have committed acts of war against Libya. We seized $33 billion dollars belonging to Libya. If another country seized $33 billion US dollars would you consider that an act of war? How about the hundreds of tomohawk missiles we've launch? If another country's government carried out attacks on US soil launching hundreds of missiles in tactical strikes on the US would you consider that an act of war? I seriously don't understand the viewpoint that the US is not at war with Libya. Just because we have not prosecuted the war in an all-out manner does not mean it's any less of a war.
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