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kentuck

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19. Everything is political...

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2014, 04:26 AM

Sep 2014

...in today's world.

In my opinion, the President wants the Congress to act. But they would prefer to be able to stand on the sideline and criticize. The President can't win.

If Congress does nothing, the President will continue to do what he has been doing for the last few weeks. The War Powers Act has up to 90 days discretion for the President. That will get us near election day.

In the meantime, we will hear the same old bullshit from the Republicans....and some Democrats.

The President does not want another war in Iraq or the Middle East.

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Obama claims he has authority for 3 year war in Iraq and Syria [View all] morningfog Sep 2014 OP

Make no mistake, this is pre-emption. morningfog Sep 2014 #1

Perhaps he has the authority as comander-in-chief to order military action (depending on your take kelly1mm Sep 2014 #2

is the iraq war resolution still open? unblock Sep 2014 #3

You may wish to review how the Democratic Congress defunded the Nixon Administrations kelly1mm Sep 2014 #5

Boner has had a huge smile for the last 2 days. obxhead Sep 2014 #26

Link: morningfog Sep 2014 #4

Make no mistake, this is a war of choice. No Syrian War! morningfog Sep 2014 #6

Words fail me. Brigid Sep 2014 #7

This is unchartered legal waters. This will be on par with the torture memos and the US citizen morningfog Sep 2014 #8

+1 The curtain is coming down swiftly now. woo me with science Sep 2014 #10

I just came off the NBC news link on Comcast and the headlines was screaming SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #11

... woo me with science Sep 2014 #9

Obama has to follow the media RobertEarl Sep 2014 #12

The cavalier attitude with which you talk about destruction of human life... anti partisan Sep 2014 #14

Nefarious? RobertEarl Sep 2014 #15

I agree that the less heavy artillery in the region, the better, but radicalism is... anti partisan Sep 2014 #16

Obama's history is better than previous RobertEarl Sep 2014 #17

What is his medicine? anti partisan Sep 2014 #18

OK, oh wise one, what do you propose the babylonsister Sep 2014 #13

Two murders is not worth a war. morningfog Sep 2014 #20

How many more would be acceptable to you before babylonsister Sep 2014 #21

How many innocent people are we justified in killing in our effort to destroy IS? morningfog Sep 2014 #22

Are we talking about ISIS everywhere or just in Kurdistan or Yemen or Syria or Iraq? snooper2 Sep 2014 #24

The Saudis behead people too. arcane1 Sep 2014 #27

Everything is political... kentuck Sep 2014 #19

War! War! War! Baclava Sep 2014 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Sep 2014 #25