"... a bill signed by then President Clinton named "The Iraqi Liberation Act of 1998" gave President Bush all of the legal recourse necessary for the war".
I disagree that this act in any way autorized war. It is a much stronger arguement that the 1991 cease-fire stipulated that Hussein had to agree to certain conditions, which he did not. Unfortunately, at the time, our President was more interested in fitting an intern under the Presidental Desk, then kicking Hussein's butt.
From the Iraqi Liberation Act of 1998 (last paragraph): "Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize or otherwise speak to the use of United States Armed Forces (except as provided in section 4(a)(2)) in carrying out this Act . "
"(except as provided in section 4(a)(2)) in carrying out this Act"
And .. what did the "except" say ..?? Seems you forgot that part.
And .. here is the link for the article where I got that information:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1416968/posts
The author also said: "However, All Headline News has re-discovered that a bill signed by then President Clinton named "The Iraqi Liberation Act of 1998" gave President Bush all of the legal recourse necessary for the war."