Gaddafi was captured and killed by Misrata militia members during the Battle of Sirte in 2011.
On Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump's deputy assistant and principal deputy press secretary, Hogan Gidley, tweeted that former President Barack Obama had not sought congressional approval for the strikes which removed Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki or Muammar Gaddafi from power and Democrats did not"ask or care" at the time.
Soleimani was, in fact, planning"imminent attacks." While Democrats and the media quibble over its definition, quick point: When Obama killed bin Laden, al-Awlaki and Gaddafi, without Congressional approval, there were NO"imminent attacks" and Democrats did not ask or care."Soleimani was, in fact, planning 'imminent attacks.
But Muammar Gaddafi was captured and killed by Misrata militia members during the Battle of Sirte in the Libyan Civil War of 2011. While American troops were involved in military engagements during the civil war through NATO, they were not involved with Gadhafi's death. As for bin Laden and al-Awlaki, part of The Authorization for Use of Military Force bill passed by Congress in 2001, any sitting president is allowed to apply"necessary and appropriate force" against any individual suspected of helping to plan or carry out the September 11 terrorist attacks, meaning that Obama did not need to seek congressional approval to move against these two top Al-Qaeda leaders.
Sen. Chris Murphy demurred in response to Gidley:"Like, just do a google search, man. Obama didn't kill Gaddafi. Libyans did. Obama didn't need to claim an 'imminent attack' in either the al-Awlaki or bin Laden killing. You know why? Because there was explicit congressional approval to target Al Qaeda leaders."Obama didn't need to claim an"imminent attack" in either the al-Awlaki or bin Laden killing.
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