August 5, 2016
OUR REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT:
Editorial Another front in the war on Islamic State, and still no legal authority (The Times Editorial Board, 8/05/16, LA Times)
In launching airstrikes in Libya this week, the Obama administration opened a new chapter in its campaign to "degrade and ultimately destroy" Islamic State. But even as that war expands, it continues to be waged under authority granted by Congress more than a decade ago for a very different purpose.
Posted by Orrin Judd at August 5, 2016 12:15 PM