of course it s a war. people s lives are being put at risk. about you he is the commander in chief, right? you know what? yes, but that doesn t go into effect until the congress authorizes a war, and he s not only the administration has not only abided by the constitution, not even abiding by the war powers act, but exceeded the u.n. mandate. it you with go after gadhafi s army, because eventually you re going to go into civilian areas where people support gadhafi. since world war ii, the u.s. has acted militarily against other countries without a formal declaration of war being approved. the supreme court has said that s okay. well, you know what? the supreme court actually has left this contest open between congress and the administration sbu there s a difference. when the stakes are as high as they are in the region.