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| Obama to Seek War Authorization From Congress |
| 2015-02-06 |
| President Obama will be asking Congress to authorize military action against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, probably by the end of the week, the Washington newspaper The Hill reported Wednesday night. The request is expected to come just days after the latest ISIS outrage, the release of a video showing a Jordanian pilot being burned alive. Over the past several months the Islamic militants have released videos showing their beheadings of three Americans, two British citizens, and two Japanese. âI do think itâs forthcoming,â Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, told The Hill. Corker said he would be surprised and âdisappointed actuallyâ if a war authorization request from the White House is ânot here by the end of next week. And maybe sooner.â White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Wednesday that work was proceeding on developing a request for Authorization of the Use of Military Force âthat could earn bipartisan support.â |
| Posted by:Hupineger Glomomp0036 |
| #8 ...and Syria. I saw what he did here. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2015-02-06 19:13 |
| #7 Oh boy. War authorization from congress for a fight he does not want to do and leads from behind. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2015-02-06 18:57 |
| #6 Since he's planning to lose, it's gotta be somebody else's responsibility? Essentially. It's going to a lame-duck Congress, but the GOP-dominated next Congress will be the one getting the blame. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-02-06 14:11 |
| #5 daily ROE and targeting will still have to get a signoff by our military braintrust: Valjar, Joey "choo choo" Biden, Jen Psaki, and Marie Harf |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-02-06 11:53 |
| #4 If you ain't planning to win, why bother and waste resources and lives for nothing? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-02-06 09:34 |
| #3 Since he's planning to lose, it's gotta be somebody else's responsibility? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-02-06 06:30 |
| #2 Iraq Sunni Leaders are repor still calling for $$$ + materiel, arms support from the Bammer, + now 10,000 or more US Troops. Ditto support for a wider or broader US ground role = anti-ISIS campaign from Lindsey Graham. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-02-06 00:43 |
| #1 That should be interesting as the far left goes into full meltdown over this. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2015-02-06 00:04 |