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13. I don't get the glee, then, about brilliant political moves.

Reply to MNBrewer (Reply #11)

Sat Aug 31, 2013, 11:20 PM

Aug 2013

If this is all a political game and Congress denies the authorization and the President does not act, he is countenancing what he calls both a threat to national security and a war crime. Assuming he believes what he said. At that point, who's snookered whom?

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Obama going to Congress might have been the best political move [View all] gopiscrap Aug 2013 OP

Good points! immoderate Aug 2013 #1

thanks gopiscrap Aug 2013 #2

or, he might know that he doesn't have the votes greenman3610 Aug 2013 #3

Yeah I was thinking that was possible also gopiscrap Aug 2013 #4

If Bush were in office all kinds of people would be saying we Skink Aug 2013 #5

Further benefits... Blue Idaho Aug 2013 #6

Having Congress to authorize a strike is brilliant, Obama has put out he is willing to strike Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #7

Less political and more moral. What do Americans want? Their representatives know their will. freshwest Aug 2013 #8

I thought this was about gassing civilians. rug Aug 2013 #9

Or is it about Blue Idaho Aug 2013 #10

It is about that but this thread is appears to be about intramural Congressional politics. rug Aug 2013 #12

That is a very fair point... Blue Idaho Aug 2013 #14

Always. It just strikes me as odd given how he phrased the issue. rug Aug 2013 #16

Who was gassed should be irrelevant. MNBrewer Aug 2013 #11

I don't get the glee, then, about brilliant political moves. rug Aug 2013 #13

I don't get it either MNBrewer Aug 2013 #15

It was "political" all along... kentuck Sep 2013 #17

Everything is always about politics gopiscrap Sep 2013 #18