Michele Bachmann said again that the United States shouldn’t have participated in the overthrow of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
“My position is that the United States should not have gone into Libya because again the last chapter isn’t written. This is a snapshot in time,” Bachmann told Christiane Amanpour of More…
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) appeared on a trio of cable news programs in recent days to commend progress made by Libyan rebels in their fight against leader Muammar Qaddafi.
With Libyan rebels easily overtaking Tripoli and the end of the Qaddafi regime all but imminent, GOP 2012 hopefuls who opposed the Libya intervention will have to decide whether or not to cheer the apparent success after months of what appeared to be a stalemate.
Since his announcement of an exploratory committee for a possible 2012 presidential campaign, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum has been carving out a campaign platform that simultaneously paints President Barack Obama as a failed leader who has no faith in his nation while portraying himself as the hopeful successor More…
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says at the approval of President Obama, armed Predator drones will be used in Libya.
Gates and Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced the move at a press briefing Thursday.
Gates reiterated that U.S. troops More…
DES MOINES — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told a crowd of Republican officials and activists in Des Moines over the weekend that President Barack Obama should have come to Congress before taking military action in the Middle East, as President George W. Bush did for Afghanistan and Iraq.
Vice President Joe Biden is coming under serious fire from the conservative blogosphere for “hiding out” in Aspen over the weekend ahead of President Barack Obama’s key speech justifying ongoing U.S. airstrikes in Libya.
The website Real Aspen rounds up some of the more heated slams of Biden, who More…
Rep. Mike Rogers may support President Obama’s decision to use U.S. forces in Libya but his Republican colleague in the Michigan delegation, Rep. Justin Amash, is proposing a bill to put a stop to the action unless Congress authorizes the use of force.
Reps. Justin Amash of Michigan,
The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday sent a letter to both chambers of Congress, asking Speaker of the House John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to schedule floor debates and then vote on whether President Obama can continue the use of military force in Libya, which he More…
Rep. Betty McCollum and Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar have given measured support for the United States’ military operations in Libya as a part of an international coalition of force in the region. McCollum wants congressional oversight before more operations commence while Franken is concerned about the costs. The More…
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