On August 1, the Obama Administration ordered attacks on ISIS in the Libyan city of Sirte, starting another American war. Officially, Congress was informed that this would be a 30-day operation, but even when it started officials were conceding that there really was no “end point” for the war in any plans.
Unsurprisingly we’re now 30 days in, and there’s still no end point, so President Obama felt obliged to confirm a 30-day extension of the war, with officials saying it was done at the recommendation of senior military leaders. As before, this stated length is little more than a bureaucratic placeholder, and there is no reason to believe the war won’t just continue o indefinitely.
Officials also say that US warships, including one that was scheduled to be redeployed off the coast of Iran to “keep an eye on Iran” aren’t going anywhere, and will remain parked off the coast of Libya. Indications are that one of the warships, the USS Carney, is close enough to be seen from the shore.
Though officials are claiming that the attacks inside Sirte itself are likely coming to a close soon, on claims that the “unity government” has nearly captured the entire city, the expectation is that this will not end the US campaign in Libya, though where it will target next remains to be seen.
This Peace President is a Total Hoot.
Naw! Not even funny anymore!
The Founding Fathers of this country were quite careful not to give the power to start a war to ‘senior military leaders’. They were equally careful to deny this key power to the President. They specifically reserved this power to Congress and Congress alone.
James Madison clearly viewed the power to start wars and ‘standing armies’ as a severe threat to liberty.
“A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long
be safe companions to liberty,” he argued. “The means of defense against
foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home.
Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to excite a war, whenever a
revolt was apprehended. Throughout all Europe, the armies kept up under
the pretext of defending, have enslaved the people.”
This is not some bit of ‘book-keeping’ that’s required by a bureaucracy. Instead, its a direct question of whether the US is still a democracy.
I’m going to vote for anyone who will demand that the Constitution be followed. And that all money to this illegal war must stop. Fortunately, there are candidates on my ballot from President to Senator to Representative who all will take that view.
Jill Stein for President. Although I respect those who back Gov Johnson, and I really feel that the two campaigns should unite to make an effective challenge. Running multiple 3rd party campaigns in a winner-take-all system is political suicide.
http://www.usparliament.org
Right thinking.
No one can say that the situation in Libya is a direct threat to the US. I don’t support ISIS, and I don’t favor them gaining power in the vacuum our last war in Libya left behind …. but, no one is saying that this is a direct threat to the nation.
This is not a situation where the missiles have been launched and spotted coming inbound and the military must act immediately. There is absolutely no argument that we have to suspend the Constitution so that we can act with extreme speed to deal with a threat.
In fact, there’s no threat at all. Sure, its not a good idea to let ISIS grab power anywhere. Then they get on the internet and try to inspire the local kooks to go kill someone. But, there is no direct threat from Libya. ISIS doesn’t seem to be the type to even organize an attack from a base. They just get on the internet and look for sympathetic kooks.
Libya doesn’t get quite as bent out of shape as Iran when we park warships off their coast. They don’t have ship killer missiles pointed at them either.
That’s cause nobody is home! Kaput!
Translation: We’re going after Libya’s OIL
Chomping at the bit!
‘ALL WARS ARE BANKERS’ WARS’ By Michael Rivero
I know many people have a great deal of difficulty comprehending just how many wars are started for no other purpose than to force private central banks onto nations, so let me share a few examples, so that you understand why the US Government is mired in so many wars against so many foreign nations. There is ample precedent for this.
https://youtu.be/WN0Y3HRiuxo
Where is Ghadffi’s Billions ? Is Erik Goaied a good guy or a bad guy ? The silence is deafening,Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has been free for mere days, will he survive ? Where is the “press” on any of this ?
If my life depended on it, I couldn’t tell you every place on the globe that the US is at war! How much proof do we need that the CIA/black ops/military industrial complex is fully in control?
They seem to have the formula down. They go in, create unrest/protest to overthrow, and the rest is history. We create the conflict and see ourselves/NGO/corporations “solve” it! It’s almost demonic, no, correction, it IS demonic to go over the world overthrowing governments, killing people, creating havoc!
Remember the old days when countries had diplomatic exchanges to avoid conflict/war? That’s NEVER the case now, we just hear that we are at war after its started! We will pay, and pay dearly, this can’t go on forever! I just hope that the rest of the world realizes that this isn’t representative of the American people, only our rogue government!