A number of people, including Representative Dennis Kucinich, have pointed out the comments made by Senator Barack Obama on December 20, 2007, when asked in what circumstances, if any, would the president have constitutional authority to bomb Iran without seeking a use-of-force authorization from Congress. At the time, Obama said, “The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation… History has shown us time and again, however, that military action is most successful when it is authorized and supported by the Legislative branch. It is always preferable to have the informed consent of Congress prior to any military action.”
But in Libya Obama is doing exactly what he preached against, which is why many Members of Congress, including from his own party, are so upset.
They hypocrisy of Obama is obvious, but it doesn’t end there. For all his relentless attacks against his predecessor, President Bush gained Congressional approval for his actions in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Bush also assembled two of the largest international coalitions in history for those efforts.)
It’s also worth noting, isn’t it, that Obama sought the approval of the “international community” before he sought the approval of the United States Congress. As Victor Davis Hanson points out, “At least we can say of our Congress that its members were all elected, which we cannot say of many in the General Assembly and some in the Security Council.”
One possible explanation for this is that Obama seeks the approval of and has a higher regard for the opinion of the “international community,” consisting of countless despotic states, than he does America’s elected representatives. Which would be quite a mindset for an American president to possess.
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