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Obama tells leaders he doesn't need their vote for ISIS campaign
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:09 pm
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:09 pm
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President Obama told congressional leaders at a White House meeting on Tuesday he doesn’t need their authorization to expand his military campaign against Islamic terrorists. The president offered the assurance one day before a prime-time address he’s scheduled to give to the nation. Wednesday’s address is a pivotal moment for the president just months before a midterm election season in which the Senate’s majority hangs in the balance. Polls show that confidence in Obama’s foreign policy is eroding just as anxiety over the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has peaked. Seven in 10 Americans believe the group has the ability to launch an attack against the United States, according to a CNN poll released Monday, while just 30 percent say Obama has presented a clear plan for dealing with the group. The president is expected to use the speech to announce the expanded use of airstrikes against ISIS targets in Iraq, as well as his administration’s efforts to build an international coalition to confront the terror threat.
This post was edited on 9/9/14 at 8:12 pm
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Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:17 pm to pistolpete23
Well, what else would an Imperialist say? Dude has wiped his arse with the Constitution since he got elected. Biggest fraud in American History.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:36 pm to pistolpete23
Why would the commander in chief need authorization from the legislature to use armed forces to prtotect american interests?
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:45 pm to bradwieser
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Why would the commander in chief need authorization from the legislature to use armed forces to prtotect american interests?
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:52 pm to RollTide1987
Well if he plans on going to WAR, then yes he does need their authorization.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:55 pm to HailToTheChiz
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Well if he plans on going to WAR, then yes he does need their authorization.
I doubt he's going to ask congress to declare war on an idea.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:14 pm to RollTide1987
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I doubt he's going to ask congress to declare war on an idea.
war on an idea
oh and this sounds much more appealing...
Overseas Contingency Operation
This post was edited on 9/9/14 at 9:16 pm
Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:31 pm to RollTide1987
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doubt he's going to ask congress to declare war on an idea.
I think he is past ideas
Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:54 pm to RollTide1987
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Why would the commander in chief need authorization from the legislature to use armed forces to prtotect american interests?
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:01 pm to pistolpete23
I never want to hear shite about this again: NOT an EO
Posted on 9/9/14 at 10:08 pm to UsingUpAllTheLetters
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I never want to hear shite about this again: NOT an EO
We're not in 2002 anymore, Toto.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:50 pm to street pizza
Honestly, congressional leadership (both Democratic and Republican) doesn't want to vote on this-- they'd rather take the easy way out and criticize as opposed to voting on it and being tied to action or inaction.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 11:55 pm to pistolpete23
I think you guys don't want him to succeed. I think secretly you guys are hoping this fails. I really hope that he can find a good plan. I applaud him for not taking this to legislation. In order for him to do better he needs to not give congress as much control as he's given them.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 4:59 am to Oh Lawd
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as he's given them
Posted on 9/10/14 at 5:01 am to Oh Lawd
I think you guys don't want him to succeed. I think secretly you guys are hoping this fails. I really hope that he can find a good plan. I applaud him for not taking this to legislation. In order for him to do better he needs to not give congress as much control as he's given them.
It is not about Mr. Obama, it is about America. And pardon me but he does not give Congress control, he is only avoiding their control and circumventing it.
It is not about Mr. Obama, it is about America. And pardon me but he does not give Congress control, he is only avoiding their control and circumventing it.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 6:09 am to themunch
quote:I want ISIS defeated, sure. But I also don't want this turned into a political cop-out like we saw with Bush in '04 or Obama in 2012 with Bin Laden. The whole thing wreaks of political bullshite. The dude has pretended he doesn't have a strategy for two weeks to get Americans all concerned, and now he will swoop in hanging from a chandalier on a nationally televised special to save us on the night before September 11. Un-fricking-real.
I think you guys don't want him to succeed.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 6:14 am to pistolpete23
Congress authorized the President to use force against global terrorism in 2001.
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This post was edited on 9/10/14 at 6:14 am
Posted on 9/10/14 at 6:18 am to Oh Lawd
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I think you guys don't want him to succeed. I think secretly you guys are hoping this fails. I really hope that he can find a good plan. I applaud him for not taking this to legislation. In order for him to do better he needs to not give congress as much control as he's given them.
And to think out of all those millions you were the fastest swimmer
Posted on 9/10/14 at 6:56 am to pistolpete23
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