No Fly Zone in Libya Questioned by Some American Politicians (ContributorNetwork)

There are some American politicians who question the mission that President Obama has set for the no fly zone in Libya. These politicians have their reasons for questioning the actions that are taking place. Here are three politicians who have weighted in on the no fly zone in Libya.

According to Business Insider, Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) said "Getting the authority from the UN to go into Libya for humanitarian reasons doesn't say very much. There's a lot of militarism going on there, and I don't know how much humanitarianism is going on there."

This quote by Paul can be best described as Paul feeling that intervention in Libya should have gotten approval from Congress instead of the UN. Paul is expressing his feelings that President Obama side-stepped the American people and has led them into another long conflict we have no business being a part of.

On Rep. Dennis Kucinich's (D-Ohio) website, he says the following: "While the action is billed as protecting the civilians of Libya, a no-fly-zone begins with an attack on the air defenses of Libya and Qaddafi forces. It is an act of war. The president made statements which attempt to minimize U.S. action, but U.S. planes may drop U.S. bombs and U.S. missiles may be involved in striking another sovereign nation."

Kucinich is expressing that he does not believe that the US should be in any type of war, battle, or enforcing any no fly zone anywhere in the world. His position is not surprising, considering that he has also been a big supporter of ending all operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Fifth District U.S. Rep. Robert Hurt, R-Chatham, told the Martinsville Bulletin that "military resources have been used in a 'warlike atmosphere' without a complete consultation with Congress. I think the president has got to better articulate what our short-term goal is, what our long-term goal is and what our exit strategy is if there is one for our action."

Hurt is questioning the true nature of what the final plan is for exiting the conflict in Libya. It is not known, in his opinion, how long we will be enforcing the no fly zone, and Hurt wants to know that we have an exit plan that does not burden the American taxpayer or the US military like the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have.

All three of these politicians are objecting to America's intervention in the Libya conflict. These politicians feel that we have entered into something that is not only wrong for America, but wrong for the rest of the Middle East. These three politicians intend to get their message out any way possible through the media. However, the President is the commander and chief of the military, and if he wants to enforce a no fly zone in Libya, then the President doesn't really need to get approval from Congress because it is not considered an act of war.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/obama/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20111222/pl_ac/8127320_no_fly_zone_in_libya_questioned_by_some_american_politicians

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