Ted Poe: “The Middle East is in turmoil. Citizens are in revolt and are ousting their dictators. One of the worst rulers is…”

“The Middle East is in turmoil. Citizens are in revolt and are ousting their dictators. One of the worst rulers is Muammar Qadhafi in Libya. Qadhafi is so bad, the President has involved the United States military in support of the rebels there. However, Secretary of Defense Gates has stated our national security interest is not at risk in Libya. So why are we there? It seems to me this war is being waged under a new ``Doctrine of Humanity.'' In other words, the United States will now decide when to drop bombs on another country in the name of humanity when a ruler we don't like acts against humanity. This fuzzy emotional doctrine ultimately gives a President the unilateral ability to intervene militarily anywhere the President doesn't like the way a foreign ruler treats his people. The President needs to clarify this doctrine of ``War in the Name of Humanity.'' What constitutional authority gives the President the right to enter another country's civil war when our national security is not at risk? America needs some answers. And that's just the way it is. ____________________”