Abayomi
Azikiwi, editor at Detroit-based Pan-African News Wire, questions the rationale
of U.S. military involvement in Libya, saying the Obama administration is
conjuring up the notion of Nixon-era “imperial
presidency.”
“It
just harkens back to what was talked about during the Nixon administration some
40 years ago”, Azikiwi said in an interview with Press TV's U.S. Desk on
Saturday.
“The
whole notion of an imperial presidency that anything that the president does
whether it's legal or illegal is considered justifiable because the White house
is initiating the policy,” he added.
He
said that there is “no basis for the war against Libya” since that country has
never posed any threat to the American people or U.S. interests.
"The
ongoing military campaign against strongman Muammar Gaddafi is just a cover in
an attempt to topple the regime in Tripoli and to install a puppet government in
order to further exploit the oil and natural gas resources of that North African
country,” Azikiwi noticed.
Under
the War Powers Act of 1973, any president should seek congressional approval
within 60 days of starting military activities overseas and is obligated to
withdraw American forces within the next 30 days if Congress does not authorize
the use of force.
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