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The War Powers Resolution of 1973 (50 U.S.C. 1541–1548) was a United States Congress joint resolution providing that the president can send US armed forces into action abroad only by authorizat­ion of Congress or in case of "a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territorie­s or possession­s, or its armed forces." The War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an authorizat­ion of the use of military force or a declaratio­n. The resolution was passed by two-thirds of Congress, overriding a presidenti­al veto.

Libya is not a territory, possession or armed force of ours.

What's really mind-blowi­ng about this is that when the War Powers Act was passed by Congress in 1973, Nixon vetoed it.  Even Nixon saw the potential for abuse.

The War Powers Act is a means by which politician­s don't have to be held accountabl­e, as history has shown us.  When the 60 (really 90 days) is up, Congress's feel pressured to continue these wars for all the wrong reasons, and throw good money and lives after bad.

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