The recent decision by President Obama to send troops into Libya is a fascinating one in that the far left is crying for impeachment, and the right, while not going to that extreme, is definitely unhappy that this decision was made without a vote from Congress. In fact, the troops are being sent in thanks to a call from the UN.

Over at Investors.com, Mark Steyn has some very funny comments about the whole situation.

That’s why building this international coalition has been so important,” [Obama] said the other day. “It is our military that is being volunteered by others to carry out missions that are important not only to us, but are important internationally.”
That’s great news. Who doesn’t enjoy volunteering other people?
The Arab League, for reasons best known to itself, decided that Col. Gadhafi had outlived his sell-by date. Granted that the region’s squalid polities haven’t had a decent military commander since King Hussein fired Gen. John Glubb half a century back, how difficult could it be even for Arab armies to knock off a psychotic transvestite guarded by Austin Powers fembots?
But no: Instead, the Arab League decided to volunteer the U.S. military.

The whole article is a must-read.