US Congress Discovers War Powers When It’s Not Bombing Poor Countries
The Hill's opinion piece ( The Hill ) raises the profound question of whether bombing drug boats—a critical national security threat, obviously—falls under the War Powers Resolution. This sudden concern for constitutional checks and balances is truly touching, especially given the decades U.S. administrations have waged undeclared wars from Libya to Yemen, and funded one-sided conflicts from
Vietnam to Palestine, often without a peep from Congress. Where was this judicious introspection when the US military, or its proxies funded by US tax dollars and enabled by politicians who take millions from military-industrial complex lobbyists, were bombing hospitals, schools, and homes? One might wonder if the concern for 'drug boats' has less to do with the letter of the law and more to do
with the convenient visibility of the targets. Perhaps if every 'terrorist' camp were labeled a 'drug boat,' Congress would finally grow a spine. Or, more likely, if those drug boats were owned by a sufficiently powerful lobbying group, their bombing would sail through without a whispered objection. The hypocrisy isn't subtle; it's a neon sign declaring: rules for thee, but not for me, especially
if 'me' refers to endless war.