The Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2011
Publié le :
20 juin 2011
Christi Parsons and Lisa Mascaro
"Reporting from Washington
Republicans are facing a widening fissure over the U.S. role on the world stage as party leaders decide whether to confront President Obama this week over his policy toward
Libya.
"House Speaker
John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and other congressional Republican leaders have said that U.S. involvement in
NATO's bombing campaign, which hit the 90-day mark Sunday, violates the War Powers Act. The House could seek to cut off money for the war as it takes up the annual Pentagon spending bill this week.
"Several of the party's potential presidential candidates have called for the U.S. to quit the fight in Libya and questioned the depth of U.S. involvement in
Afghanistan."
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