(06-02) 15:54 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) --
House Republican leaders unveiled legislation Thursday that would allow the U.S. military to remain engaged in a NATO-led operation against Libya but bar the use of any ground troops except to rescue an American service member from imminent danger.
In blunt terms, the legislation said that President Barack Obama had failed to give Congress a "compelling rationale" for the U.S. operation in Libya and demanded he do so in writing within 14 days.
Republicans said the legislation was designed to achieve two objectives — derailing a proposal to end U.S. involvement in the Libyan operation and signaling unhappiness with the administration's treatment of Congress.
In a sharp response to the criticism, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Thursday that Defense Secretary Robert Gates "believes that for the United States, once committed to a NATO operation, to unilaterally abandon that mission would have enormous and dangerous long-term consequences."
Obama ordered air strikes in March to back Libyan rebels battling Gadhafi's regime after limited consultation with Congress. More recently, the United States has operated in a support role as the standoff continues between Gadhafi's forces and the rebels.
The 1973 War Powers Resolution requires the president to obtain congressional authorization 60 days after the start of military operations, a deadline that passed last month. Previous presidents, Republicans and Democrats, have largely ignored the law.
Responding to the frustration among rank-and-file lawmakers, the GOP leadership put together an alternative to anti-war Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich's proposal to end U.S. involvement in the conflict. A vote on the issue was postponed on Wednesday, and officials in both parties said it was because the legislation from Kucinich, D-Ohio, was gaining ground.
The alternative insists that Obama report to Congress within 14 days on the objective of the mission, the U.S. national security interests and his justification for not seeking congressional authorization.
The resolution said the president "shall not deploy, establish or maintain the presence of units and members of the U.S. armed forces on the ground in Libya."
Obama has ruled out U.S. ground forces.
The alternative also presses Obama on the cost of the operation, its impact on the U.S. effort in Iraq and Afghanistan and the background and political connections of the Libyan rebels.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, told reporters earlier in the day that Obama needs to explain the U.S. role in Libya with two ongoing, costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"The doubts that our members have, frankly, are reflected — they're reflecting what they're hearing from their constituents," Boehner said. "And I think the president has a role to play here, and the president really does need to step up and help the American people understand why these missions are vital to the national security interests of our country."
The leadership discussed the alternative with rank-and-file Republicans at an hour-long, closed-door meeting. The House will vote Friday on the Kucinich measure and the leadership's alternative.
Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., said Boehner made a compelling case for the GOP to back his measure and not the more drastic Kucinich resolution.
"He (Boehner) believes we shouldn't try to make political points on foreign policy," McKeon said after the meeting.
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said the two measures "do not advance our efforts in the region and send the wrong message to our NATO partners."
House Republican leaders unveiled legislation Thursday that would allow the U.S. military to remain engaged in a NATO-led operation against Libya but bar the use of any ground troops except to rescue an American service member from imminent danger.
In blunt terms, the legislation said that President Barack Obama had failed to give Congress a "compelling rationale" for the U.S. operation in Libya and demanded he do so in writing within 14 days.
Republicans said the legislation was designed to achieve two objectives — derailing a proposal to end U.S. involvement in the Libyan operation and signaling unhappiness with the administration's treatment of Congress.
In a sharp response to the criticism, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Thursday that Defense Secretary Robert Gates "believes that for the United States, once committed to a NATO operation, to unilaterally abandon that mission would have enormous and dangerous long-term consequences."
Obama ordered air strikes in March to back Libyan rebels battling Gadhafi's regime after limited consultation with Congress. More recently, the United States has operated in a support role as the standoff continues between Gadhafi's forces and the rebels.
The 1973 War Powers Resolution requires the president to obtain congressional authorization 60 days after the start of military operations, a deadline that passed last month. Previous presidents, Republicans and Democrats, have largely ignored the law.
Responding to the frustration among rank-and-file lawmakers, the GOP leadership put together an alternative to anti-war Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich's proposal to end U.S. involvement in the conflict. A vote on the issue was postponed on Wednesday, and officials in both parties said it was because the legislation from Kucinich, D-Ohio, was gaining ground.
The alternative insists that Obama report to Congress within 14 days on the objective of the mission, the U.S. national security interests and his justification for not seeking congressional authorization.
The resolution said the president "shall not deploy, establish or maintain the presence of units and members of the U.S. armed forces on the ground in Libya."
Obama has ruled out U.S. ground forces.
The alternative also presses Obama on the cost of the operation, its impact on the U.S. effort in Iraq and Afghanistan and the background and political connections of the Libyan rebels.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, told reporters earlier in the day that Obama needs to explain the U.S. role in Libya with two ongoing, costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"The doubts that our members have, frankly, are reflected — they're reflecting what they're hearing from their constituents," Boehner said. "And I think the president has a role to play here, and the president really does need to step up and help the American people understand why these missions are vital to the national security interests of our country."
The leadership discussed the alternative with rank-and-file Republicans at an hour-long, closed-door meeting. The House will vote Friday on the Kucinich measure and the leadership's alternative.
Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., said Boehner made a compelling case for the GOP to back his measure and not the more drastic Kucinich resolution.
"He (Boehner) believes we shouldn't try to make political points on foreign policy," McKeon said after the meeting.
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said the two measures "do not advance our efforts in the region and send the wrong message to our NATO partners."
Libya: Growing Congressional Criticism
Libya: Growing Congressional Criticism
On Wednesday the House of Representatives delayed a vote on H.Con.Res. 51 by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), which calls for the end of U.S. involvement in the NATO mission in Libya. Fearing the resolution’s passage, GOP leaders worked Wednesday and today to come up with alternatives that would not adversely affect the NATO mission. Today Rep. Kucinich argued in a press release that Congress “cannot stand by idly as a war of choice with significant ramifications for our national and economic security is waged without Congress fulfilling its responsibilities under the Constitution.” Rep. Kucinich’s resolution will be reconsidered on Friday, and it is predicted that until Obama gains Congressional approval, “the bipartisan chorus will only grow louder.”
Meanwhile, writing in Foreign Policy, Bruce Ackerman and Oona Hathaway argue that President Barack Obama’s failure to seek Congressional approval for action in Libya is “unprecedented.” The authors conclude that President Obama has a “constitutional responsibility” to “heed the War Powers Resolution and press Congress to move quickly so that he can legalize the war within the 30-day deadline for terminating military action established by the act.”
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