Obama Was Threatened With Impeachment

[videohead5]

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/314778-top-aide-obama-worried-about-impeachment-for-syria-actions

[yallerdawg]

1. Neither the people nor Congress...

supported even a limited "cosmetic" strike in retaliation for 1,400 men, women and children murdered with chemicals by the Assad regime.

Trust that even a faux-Republican wouldn't even bother to ask.

But Obama persisted!

[mountain grammy]

2. When all that went down I was vehemently opposed to military action

as I am now. I was proud that Obama back Assad down without firing a shot.

trump's an idiot, and he wouldn't do this without the generals telling him to, so I believe the military is running our foreign policy. Very disturbing.

[onenote]

6. Keep in mind that the only reason Obama didn't respond militarily

was that there was bi-partisan opposition to his doing so without Congressional authorization and it seemed likely that he would lose the vote seeking authorization.

The situation in 2013 was very messy.

[mountain grammy]

7. Yes, I did think of that

and, had there been congressional support, I think Obama would have done what trump did. I'm glad he didn't.

trump was against it too back in 2013, oh so long ago. Edited to add: not that anyone gave a shit what trump thought in 2013.

[Thedemby]

3. Obama got Bin Laden

But trump dug 1.5 million dollar potholes on a runway. A better idea-just one cruise into Asad's presidential palace. Simple. Direct. Dramatic. Effective.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. That idea is really stupid; to bomb Assad's palace. Effective at getting into shooting war w Russia

Welcome to DU, where clear progressive thinking is valued over reactionary thinking.

I hope you may write better posts in the future.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. Not to mention indirectly helping ISIS

Let's face it. There are a whole lot of bad players in Syria.

[trof]

10. Maybe you could cut a newbie a little slack?

Jeezus, man?

[trof]

11. Welcome to DU.

[KingCharlemagne]

13. Illegal. Extra-judicial. But hey, legal niceties are so 20th Century - nt

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Believe at or about this time frame,

Senator Tom Cotton was talking the same garbage.

[videohead5]

8. What I Was Trying To Expose

Republicans threatened impeachment if Obama bombed Syria without authorization and then call Obama weak because he did not bomb Syria.

[Cosmocat]

14. THIS

Rat bastards play it both ways, all the time.

Again, though, the problem is the country lets them get away with it.

[spanone]

12. he was opposed every way every time. K&R...

now 'their guy' is a hero....bullshit

[mtngirl47]

15. Made me ill all day hearing CNN talking heads

talking about his "bold" actions, "he became the President" when he did this, etc.

He may have been effected by the pictures of the victims...but I believe he did this for approval ratings, to bully Xi and Kim Jung Un, and to take us away from the subject of Russiagate.