The UN Made Me Do It

Obama's war, perhaps?

I am appalled that our president, Mr. Barack H. Obama of the United States of America could launch our country into a conflict without a formal declaration of war by Congress. Or, much less barely ANY discussion by the House or Senate.

Something I learned in my History class: Only Congress has the authority “to declare war.” Or, unless you're President Obama, one can wage war almost whenever he feels like it, or at least whenever he can cobble together some "broad coalition," as Obama put it. Let's just face the facts, my friends, we have a runaway Executive Branch when it comes to our current administration, and Obama appears naïve in the extreme on this one.

Let's talke about Mr. Obama's naïvete for just a sec: Is it naïve to expect U.S. involvement in this war to be over in “days, not weeks," as Mr. Obama seems to think? Is it naïve to expect that he can carry this out without using ground troops? Is it naïve to wage war that is not in response to a direct threat to the U.S. national security? Is it naïve to expect millions of Libyans to cheer as their own country is being attacked by Western powers? Is it naïve to expect civilian casualties not to mount as a result of his actions, which he said were designed “to protect Libyan civilians.” And, finally, is it naïve to expect the world to go along with the ruse that this is not a U.S.-led act of aggression? *ahem* "YES."

Finally, Obama’s stated reasons for this war, which he refuses to call by its proper name, are hypocritical and incoherent. President Obama has now pushed the United States to a place where we are now engaged in three wars simultaneously.

Obama's war? The UN's war? I believe, what we will hear from President Obama is, "The UN made me do it."