GOP Sent Mixed Libya Message

Politico but instead mixed their message because they couldn’t quite agree on what it was they were voting for — or against. Eighty members of the House GOP voted against a bill prescribing limits on the U.S. military engagement in Libya just an hour after also voting not to authorize the war at all. Some said they couldn’t bear to cut off funding for American forces abroad while others argued that the bill amounted to a backdoor approval of the Libya operation because it would have allowed for spending on certain non-combat activities. Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57764.html#ixzz1QK1weiUi" target="_blank">reports:

Republicans had a chance to issue a ringing rebuke of President Barack Obama’s intervention in Libya on Friday, but instead mixed their message because they couldn’t quite agree on what it was they were voting for — or against.

Eighty members of the House GOP voted against a bill prescribing limits on the U.S. military engagement in Libya just an hour after also voting not to authorize the war at all. Some said they couldn’t bear to cut off funding for American forces abroad while others argued that the bill amounted to a backdoor approval of the Libya operation because it would have allowed for spending on certain non-combat activities.