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Puregonzo1188

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3. Now why are we in Somalia? When did the Congress authorize military actions in this country?

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 02:07 PM

Mar 2012

I know it's bipartisan and that every President of the last forty plus years has done this, but we really need to stop impeaching Presidents who engage in military action without Congressional approval.

Nixon should have been impeached for Cambodia, Reagan for Grenanda and the Contras, Bush Senior for Panama, etc.

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US terror drone kills 18 in southern Somalia [View all] The Northerner Mar 2012 OP

This WILL come back to haunt the U.S. izquierdista Mar 2012 #1

Why are we involved in anything in Somalia? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #2

Now why are we in Somalia? When did the Congress authorize military actions in this country? Puregonzo1188 Mar 2012 #3

IG-88 wants a job. Rex Mar 2012 #4

Quick! Quick! im all that Mar 2012 #5

If they killed al-shababs tabasco Mar 2012 #6

Yeah but it isn't always so simple. Glimmer of Hope Mar 2012 #7

And if they missed? SomethingFishy Mar 2012 #8

Is that worth possibly killing innocent people and violating a country's sovereignty? The Northerner Mar 2012 #9