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| Obama to Ask Congress to Authorize Fight Against Islamic State |
| 2014-11-07 |
[VOA News] When U.S. President Barack ObamaWe're gonna punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us... meets Friday with congressional leaders about their legislative plans, he said he'll seek specific authorization for the ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... gunnies in Iraq and Syria. The air campaign against the forces of Evil began in September. Initially, Obama used congressional permission granted by the 2001 Authorized Use of Military Force. Then-President George W. Bush cited that law more than a decade ago to retaliate against al-Qaeda after its 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. that killed nearly 3,000 people. But at a post-election presser Wednesday, Obama said it's time "to right-size and update" that war authorization to "suit the current fight rather than previous fights." He said the U.S. military force needs both White House and congressional support. "The world needs to know we are united behind this effort, and the men and women of our military deserve our clear and unified support," the president said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 On the same token, he can ask, if they (Congress) say no...pull out. It works both ways chris! |
| Posted by: Cloluque Lumumba2812 2014-11-07 19:16 |
| #2 Yea, no problem Champ, we'll sign on to your massive cock-up. First dump Rise and General Allen, and give the Combatant Commander his game back. Also, please give us a full lay-down of your diplomatic, WMD, and military deals with IRAN. Otherwise, NO-CAN-DO ! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-11-07 06:03 |
| #1 Kinda late, is this to try and make it look like you are trying too work with congress now so later on when it goes too pot you can blame the bi-partisanship on the repubs? |
| Posted by: chris 2014-11-07 03:19 |