Nancy Pelosi is right about Congress’s war powers

Nancy Pelosi is a hypocrite. She’s also right.

In 2011, Pelosi had the opportunity to join Republicans in reasserting Congress’s war powers after President Barack Obama launched an unauthorized, prolonged military intervention into Libya, which, it’s worth noting, was a complete disaster and has left Libya a failed state. Instead, she bowed to the executive branch, saying, “I’m satisfied that the president has the authority he needs to go ahead.” The California Democrat tossed aside Congress’s constitutionally mandated war powers when her party was in power, and now she has buyer’s remorse.