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Originally Posted by magicstix
I think the problem isn't necessarily what the President is doing, but more his flagrant disregard for the law and the outright lying in his reasoning for the deployment of the troops. He's said that it's a national security issue (it's not) he's said he's carrying out Congressional mandates (he's not) and he's dropped the letter on us on a Friday like a document dump to avoid media scrutiny.
Going in there for humanitarian reasons is certainly noble, but it should be done within the law. What he's done here is unilaterally gone off on a military adventure in Africa without consulting any of the other branches of government.
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He also stated its a mission in support of foreign policy - which it is (although a policy I disagree with), and under the war powers act he can deploy troops for a limited time frame. Thus - it is legal. Whether we like it or not.
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Originally Posted by Platapus
I guess the older I get the more cold-hearted I get, but I still wonder what is there in Uganda that is worth a single American life?
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While I agree with the sentiment to a point - we could have said the same thing about Europe in WW1 and WW2. When I say this is a "good move" - I am speaking not about the policy which I disagree with, but about the consistency in acting where there is a specific need to help preserve human life. Of course - then one has to ask - where is the consistency regarding Iran or Egypt or Syria then........