House of Representatives votes against US Libya role

[EnglishLady]

BBC News

The US House has refused to give President Barack Obama authority to continue US participation in the Nato-led operation in Libya, but rejected a bid to cut off money for the conflict.

The US role in the Nato mission has drawn criticism from many in Congress in recent weeks.

Opponents say the three-month-old operation requires Congress's approval.

But the Republican-led vote against approving the conflict is largely a symbolic political move, analysts say.

"The president has operated in what we now know is called the zone of twilight as to whether or not he even needs our approval," Republican Representative Tom Rooney of Florida said. "So what are we left with?"

Mr Obama says he does not need additional congressional approval, as US forces are simply supporting Nato.

His allies in Congress urged members of the House to vote for the resolution authorising the conflict.

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[chefdennis]

More BS from those in the house...they simply voted a vote of no confidence and said that they didn't authroize the war...so what barry didn't ask them for their authroization to begin with...he basically told them to "screw off'....and then they don't defund it...just more of the same weak azz republican bs...

 

[AMonger]

Yep, must one more piece of evidence that the GOP has nothing in their trousers besides their car keys. 'Course, hard to blame them sometimes; there are times they do the right thing and then get blamed by the voters and take it in the shorts in the next election.

 

[xiggi]

More BS from those in the house...they simply voted a vote of no confidence and said that they didn't authroize the war...so what barry didn't ask them for their authroization to begin with...he basically told them to "screw off'....and then they don't defund it...just more of the same weak azz republican bs...

The defunding bill the did vote on was a joke anyway. It would not have defunded anything that is currently being done in Libya. It was a sham bill with no teeth just like the one they passed.

I think Boehner has to go he is proving to be very weak.

 

[greg334]

I think Boehner has to go he is proving to be very weak.

I think he is a democrat with his actions and inactions.

 

[chefdennis]

Xiggi wrote:

I think Boehner has to go he is proving to be very weak.

He is and was weak when he was picked...it was a typical politicial appointment ...seniority and "it was his turn"....

And yes it was a sham, but it needed to be passed.....