Letters to the Editor
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@ Glenn
I haven't read Dave's post yet but I do wonder about this:
Glenn Greenwald... Rep. Paul thus introduced a Declaration of War in the House on the ground that such a Declaration was constitutionally required to invade Iraq -- and he then proceeded to vote against it (because, unlike Hillary Clinton, he actually opposed the invasion).
I was under the impression this never even came to a vote. Have you actually seen the roll call for the vote? If so, then that's one thing. Also, in the link to the press release, it seems as if he is really concerned about one of his major bugbears, the U.N.
"I don’t believe in resolutions that cite the UN as authority for our military actions," Paul stated yesterday after a committee hearing. "America has a sovereign right to defend itself, and we don’t need UN permission or approval to act in the interests of American national security. The decision to go to war should be made by the U.S. Congress alone. Congress should give the President full warmaking authority, rather than binding him with resolutions designed to please our UN detractors."