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Obama to ask Congress for New Powers to Send Strongly Worded Letters and Emphatic Tsk Tsk Tsks AP: Obama to send his new war powers request to Capitol Hill WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected — as early as Tuesday — to ask Congress for...
- Did Russia Just Find A Way To Keep Obama From Aiding, By Function, Al Qaeda/al Nusra Terrorists?
ABC (and others):Obama: Strike ‘Absolutely’ on Hold if Syria Abandons Chemical WeaponsIf Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gives up his chemical weapons, a military strike would “absolutely” be on pause, President Obama said today."I consider this...
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US Congress speaker John Boehner refuses to meet Russian delegation PASTORIUS COMMENT - Up to now I have not believed anything serious would be done in Syria. Now, I'm beginning to believe something big might be in the works.WHY DO I BELIEVE...
- Coincidence In The Middle East
In order of being reported in the last 3 daysIran states an attack on Syria is an attack on IranAny foreign attack on Syria would be considered an attack on Iran, a senior Iranian official warned Saturday as the first Patriot missile batteries were declared...
- Obama Weighing Military Options On Syria Over Chemical Weapons
From Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and its allies are weighing military options to secure Syria's chemical and biological weapons, after U.S. intelligence reports show the Syrian regime may...
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Obama’s War Request To Congress On Syria Is “Blank Check”, Gives Him Power To Commit Whatever Assets He Chooses
It took less than 24 hours for lawmakers to realize that the draft authorization for the use of military force sent to Congress by President Barack Obama would open the door to a prolonged war with Syria.
That’s not something that Obama or top administration have been publicly pushing for — all indications are that the plan is for targeted action to deter the regime of Bashar al-Assad from further use of chemical weapons.
But, as became clear on Capitol Hill on Sunday, Congress has no appetite for the broader mandate that the White House technically proposed. As #WGDB noted Saturday night, the draft would authorize Obama to use U.S. military assets “as he determines to be necessary and appropriate” to prevent Assad from using or proliferating chemical weapons and other types of weapons of mass destruction.
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., reportedly said after a Sunday afternoon classified briefing in the Capitol that administration officials had conceded the resolution language would be modified. “I think the biggest question I heard is that the president’s request is open-ended,” Roberts said, according to The Washington Post.
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Obama to ask Congress for New Powers to Send Strongly Worded Letters and Emphatic Tsk Tsk Tsks AP: Obama to send his new war powers request to Capitol Hill WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected — as early as Tuesday — to ask Congress for...
- Did Russia Just Find A Way To Keep Obama From Aiding, By Function, Al Qaeda/al Nusra Terrorists?
ABC (and others):Obama: Strike ‘Absolutely’ on Hold if Syria Abandons Chemical WeaponsIf Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gives up his chemical weapons, a military strike would “absolutely” be on pause, President Obama said today."I consider this...
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US Congress speaker John Boehner refuses to meet Russian delegation PASTORIUS COMMENT - Up to now I have not believed anything serious would be done in Syria. Now, I'm beginning to believe something big might be in the works.WHY DO I BELIEVE...
- Coincidence In The Middle East
In order of being reported in the last 3 daysIran states an attack on Syria is an attack on IranAny foreign attack on Syria would be considered an attack on Iran, a senior Iranian official warned Saturday as the first Patriot missile batteries were declared...
- Obama Weighing Military Options On Syria Over Chemical Weapons
From Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and its allies are weighing military options to secure Syria's chemical and biological weapons, after U.S. intelligence reports show the Syrian regime may...