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June 22, 2011

McCain, Kerry Propose Retroactive, Year-Long Libya War Authorization 
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Two leading senators have introduced a measure that would retroactively
authorize U.S. military operations in Libya and allow them to continue
for another year. The proposal from Democratic Senator John Kerry of
Massachusetts and Republican Senator John Mc Cain of Arizona follows the
controversy over President Obama's failure to seek Congressional
approval for the Libya attack. Speaking on the Senate floor, Mc Cain
urged fellow Republicans to support the measure.

Sen. John Mc Cain: "Is this the time for America to tell all of these
different audiences that our heart is not in this, that we have neither
the will nor the capability to see this mission through, that we will
abandon our closest friends and allies on a whim?"

The Kerry-Mc Cain bill was introduced just days after news broke
President Obama rejected the views of top administration lawyers when he
decided he had the legal authority to continue U.S. military
participation in the war in Libya without congressional approval. In the
House, Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio has said he will
introduce an amendment to a military spending bill that would bar all
funding for the war in Libya.



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