"Authorization to Use Force" is a Violation of International Law

The failure of President Obama to seek a more rational foreign policy is a disquieting but important lesson: those pressing for a lawful, constitutional government that resolves international conflicts instead of initiating them have far more work to do and cannot rely on the promises -- falsely given -- by politicians from any political party.. Both parties remain committed to imperialism and the wars that accompany them...

so-called responsibility to protect is a thinly-veiled excuse for Western meddling in countries thousands of miles away.