In this piece, Cato’s Malou Innocent writes about the mess of trouble we blundered into in North Africa by taking sides against Qaddafi, which has led to the loss of life in Benghazi and now spreading Islamist power in Mali.
Once upon a time, the Democrats were vociferously against the imperial presidency that could get us into war any place and at any time to protect “America’s interests.” Now, evidently, they’re all in the Cult of Obama and won’t voice any criticism or even ask possibly embarrassing questions. The Republicans will probably look for some “gotcha” moments, but most of them are also adherents to the imperial presidency notion.