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"This is a teachable moment," he said. "The American people
should understand that our Constitution does not provide for
the president to wage war any times he pleases."
Kucinich and other lawmakers -- including both liberal
Democrats and some Republicans -- are raising concerns about
the air strikes the U.S. military is conducting in Libya to
prevent Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi from killing civilians
who oppose his rule.
The United States on Monday fired cruise missiles over Libya,
after leading a round of air attacks over the weekend. The air
attacks are part of an effort to enforce the no-fly zone over
Libya approved by the United Nations last week. The U.N.
resolution approving the no-fly zone also approved "all
necessary measures" to prevent attacks on civilians.
In a press conference, Mr. Obama maintained today that the
U.S. will hand off control of the mission to the international
coalition supporting the no-fly zone in a matter of days. But
Kucinich said the U.S.'s continuing role in the mission does
not change the fact that the president went outside of his
authority.
"They crossed the line," he said. "The president needs to
explain to the nation why he went outside the Constitution to
order this attack."
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