“The draft authorization for the use of military force the administration circulated Saturday is strikingly broad. And if we know anything from the history of past AUMFs, it’s that presidents will push the authority they’re given as far as language will allow—and possibly further. In his Rose Garden press conference Saturday, Obama said ‘we would not put boots on the ground.’ The action he’s contemplating would be ‘limited in duration and scope.’ Just a ‘shot across the bow”—a light dusting of cruise missiles. The draft AUMF says no such thing.”
http://www.cato.org/blog/syria-be-careful-what-you-vote
Related posts:
Is RNAi Making a Comeback?
Trump's holiday gift is more invasive airport security
The Real, Terrifying Reason Why British Authorities Detained David Miranda
Free Speech Limits to Fight ISIS Pose a Greater Threat Than ISIS
Where Is He Now?
Cost to Store All US Phonecalls Made in a Year in Cloud Storage so it could be Datamined
Ta-ta UK freedoms! Miranda matter outs vindictiveness of wounded police state
Sheldon Richman: The Surveillance State Lives
Travelers in the VIPR's Nest
Has The Perfect Moment To Kill The Dollar Arrived?
Killing to Save in Syria: When Liberalism is Lethal
The Madness of Twitter
Government Student Loan Program a Scam?
Nancy Grace Points the Way to Gold Confiscation?
My Answer To A VC's Bitcoin Question
