sherman of california said the whole ordeal is shredding the u.s. constitution. this past friday was the 60th day since the president told congress that this country was joining allied forces in attacks against moammar gadhafi in libya. told congress as opposed to asking for their approval. the 60-day mark is significant because under the war powers resolution, congressional authorization is required in significant military activity by that date, or the operation has to be stopped. well, neither has happened. instead, as the deadline approached, the president sent a letter to congressional leaders asking for a resolution of support. the president didn t mention the war powers act, or ask explicitly for authorization in his letter. he just asked for support. he may get the resolution from the senate. john kerry and john mccain have introduced a bipartisan resolution that expresses congress s support for u.s. military involvement in libya. but senate majority leader harry reid said a vot
goebel posts correspond that james foley has been in afghanistan, in libya, in a lot of different hot spots. he believes it is important to be right on the front lines to be able to report back exactly what is happening. but on april 5th, that almost cost him his life. but for the grace of god, he wouldn t be here to tell his story. he was on the front lines in brega, libya with three other journalists when forces loyal to gadhafi began shooting at them. this was soldiers getting out of the trucks, walking towards you, and shooting directly at you. bullets stream overhead. reporter: foley s friend, south african photographer anton hammerill was hit and lay dying. he said help, help. i said anton, are you okay? he said no. and more bullets came in. and i called out to him again. and there was no response. it s unreal, you know. why why him and not me? i was maybe 20 meter away from him.
and all eyes now on the phrase one nation in the gop race to the white house. just ahead, new signs those words could be sarah palin is running for president. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. but first, a heartbreaking development in joplin, missouri. all week we ve been bringing you wrenching stories of those missing in the tornado s wake, while at the same time holding out hope they might still be found alive. one of them, 16-year-old lance who was in his car when the twister hit has become a symbol of the desperation felt by so many families. i spoke to his mother, michelle, on tuesday right here in the situation room . oh, my gosh, he is amazing. he is a straight a student. always has been. everything comes so naturally. he has amazing friends. he rides bmx. he is involved in the bridge ministries here in joplin. very active once again, respectful. cares about his family so much. sadly, we ve just learned that lantz hare has now been found dead.
the top republican in the senate had not talked about libya before today. imagine being mitch mcconnell on a situation like this. knowing if you even try to say beep about your solemnly held concerns about the war on libya, every single person seeing you talk about it will imagine the word iraq! iraq! iraq! flashing over your head the entire time you are talking. no wonder mitch mcconnell waited this long to say anything. the imaginary flashing giant iraq over his head problem also goes for joe lieberman, guys like john mccain, for the panel of iraq war cheerleaders, even wolfowicz who were asked to give opinions on the latest war at the conservative think tank. surprise, they are all in favor. for the part of republican and conservative establishment that never met a military intervention they didn t like, no matter of the character, point of the war, location of the war, anything else going around it, you can pretty much
aircraft, you you can do mortar getting compared to what you do with high flying fighters and bombers. as president obama addressed the nation on day ten of the american involvement in this war in libya, the multi lateral character of the intervention, the international nature of war was sort of his point. the u.s. would not be the lead in libya, but the international character of the intervention was a key reason why he committed the u.s. to this at all, and why he thought it was a good idea. america cannot use our military wherever repression occurs. given the costs and risks of intervention, we must always measure our interests against the need for action. but that cannot be an argument for never acting on behalf of what s right. in this particular country, libya, at this particular moment