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kelliekat44

(7,759 posts) Thu Jan 29, 2015, 09:38 AM Jan 2015

Is it me, or do others feel that the President is being setup by Congress by their not taking a vote [View all]

on action against ISIS?

Since so much was made by the left about an "illegal" invasion and conflict against Iraq, at least the Congress VOTED for the Iraqi invasion. Now they are refusing to take on vote on the ISIS conflict and bombing actions even though the President has asked them to vote on it. I believe they just want to be able to accuse and maybe even impeach the President for not consulting Congress and engaging in military action on his own. He should stop all drone actions, get all Americans out of the areas of conflict...civilian and military... until Congress takes a vote giving him the Constitutional power to wage this war or flat out votes against it.

The GOP wants to be able to make GWB look better and excuse his war crimes by putting Obama in this box. IMHO.

Thoughts?

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Is it me, or do others feel that the President is being setup by Congress by their not taking a vote [View all] kelliekat44 Jan 2015 OP

I thought Congress was supposed to bring up the AUMF in this new session? KoKo Jan 2015 #1

If Congress does not vote on it then the President's hands are tied. AngryAmish Jan 2015 #2

Maybe We're the ones fredamae Jan 2015 #3

Good question! 2naSalit Jan 2015 #4