Was Libya a good idea?

The following response is based upon this article by Alan Silverleib, CNN.

Lately Obama's approval ratings have been increasing as well as speculations as to whether his policies are actually working. And with the recent military intervention in Libya, this speculation is only growing. Unfortunately much of the U.S. and even Congress are having a hard time accepting Obama's new plans for Libya and believe it to be quite foolish. Even though a no fly zone area over Libya was approved by the UN last week, many critics still remain. The Speaker of the House, Jon Boehner, is even questioning Obama's strategy for the Libya. In a letter to President Barack Obama, Boehner, R-Ohio, said that he and other House members were troubled that the president committed U.S. military resources to war "without clearly defining for the American people, the Congress and our troops what the mission in Libya is and what America's role is in achieving that mission." The main concerns for getting involved is if the mission they have planned for the North African country will solve anything and if the mission will put our own country into a bigger deficit. Many members of Congress are also upset because they feel as if Obama made a hasty decision without properly consulting both Houses first.

Who: President Obama and Congress.
What: Congress disagrees with President Obama's plan for Libya and the military intervention.

When: March 24, 2011

Where: Washington, DC (?)

Why: Critics of Obama's Libya policy say he has been unclear on U.S. objectives.

After reading and reviewing this article, I concluded that is journalism. The information in this article was current, informative, and non-biased. The information in this article helps to make a more self-governing citizen and society because it is crucial for Americans to be aware of events taking place outside of our country. These events affect us, even if we don't think they do, and our government officials use U.S. money to aid foreign countries.

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Obama has said the purpose of the mission was to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Libya. Moammar Gadhafi, the leader of Libya, had threatened to unleash his military "without mercy" on the rebel stronghold of Benghazi. So it seems reasonable that the U.S., along with other countries, would feel compelled to get involved and try to help. Of course, this leads to a messy situation, because it can be considered unconstitutional to attack Gadhafi since it's technically our problem.