Again, your Ghorbanifar Timeline assessment just keeps on growing on the side… Cannot wait to read how you tie all the posts the last few days to the timeline.

Yeowsa, what an understatement.
I made some guesses on the previous thread, and I dread to think how far off base some of them will turn out to be.

But this is a galactic-sized thread.
JesusMaryJoesphAndALLTheSaintsAndAngels…!!

“Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush routinely evaded or ignored provisions of the WPR, arguing that it was an unconstitutional infringement on their powers as commander in chief. President Gerald Ford evacuated Americans and Europeans from South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in 1975, when communist forces seized power in those nations, without invoking the consultation clause of the WPR. He also attempted a rescue of the crew of the merchant ship Mayaguez after it was seized by Cambodian communists in 1975, without invoking the resolution. In 1980 President Carter ignored the consultation clauses of the WPR when he ordered military forces to try to rescue diplomatic hostages held by Iran for more than a year. In 1982 President Ronald Reagan sent marines into Lebanon, where they remained for months exposed to hostile fire, without invoking the 60-day “clock.” When he bombed Libya in 1986, he offered members of Congress a briefing while the planes were in midair, rather than consulting with them about whether the bombing should occur.

In 1989, without consulting Congress, President Bush sent forces into Panama to capture General Manuel Noriega and bring him back to the United States to face drug trafficking charges. (Bush did, however, comply with other provisions of the law.) Bush was authorized by Congress to use military force against Saddam Hussein of Iraq, but Congress did not use the provisions of the WPR.

Presidents do not use the WPR if their use of the armed forces involves peacekeeping or antiterrorist actions or for humanitarian assistance, such as the 1992–93 operation in Somalia and the 1993 airdrops of food in Bosnia and Herzegovina, or if covert operations are involved. Presidents never trigger the 60-day clock that starts when they use the armed forces. If Congress wishes to set a time limit, it must do so itself by passing a joint resolution. But that resolution itself is subject to a Presidential veto, which then must be overridden by a two-thirds vote of each house to go into effect. In practice, a President who fails to obey the terms of the WPR can continue using the armed forces until two-thirds of each chamber of Congress decides to force him to withdraw, a most unlikely situation.”

McCain obviously suffered much physically & mentally for his country. This does not translate to leadership experience but perhaps to the opposite, nor does it equate to anything I want in the WH- a man broken apart physically, mentally, w/a hellava temper? No, thanks.

Sorry about the storm from hell up there, though it’s nice to catch a break from work, in’it? Here in So Cal the extreme heat is back, even @ near the shoreline. Ugh.

I love the fact that Obama has caught on to the neo con technique of letting his minions do the criticizing while keeping a healthy distance. It’s Clark taking the hits more so than Obama AND I believe that Clark reeks of that kind of authority that only comes from truth.

I’ll go to the link and check it out.

Incidentally…Omaha had another hell of a storm and I have not had to work for two days straight due to a lack of power at my place of bidnez.

It’s been heavenly. But the storm was like nothing I had ever seen before in my life.

Wow. E.W you, Bmaz and everyone who helps out here are doing the work of democracy. I wish I had something more to add than phone calls, and linking these stories and lots of “diggs”. Brava!!

You are adding a lot by simply being here, wavpeac, as is everyone who posts & comments here. Ever pull up the site meter to see how many visit FDL, & specifically EW? How many & from where & how frequently…

OT of sorts- we Dems must come together & support Wes Clark’s truth telling in regard to McCain. The Repub PTB are starting their campaign to discredit all voices from the military, officers, retirees, active duty etc. etc. who have the goods on St. John’s “leadership” experience, starting from the most powerful who can be seen on tv & going on to as far as they can reach. All must be discredited in the effort to shove McCain into the WH. They see their opening now w/ the MSM pile on vis-a-vis Clark. From TPM:

McCain Campaign Accuses Obama Camp Of Coordinating With Webb To Attack McCain