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08-31-2013, 03:54 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-to-make-1-15-p-m--statement-on-syria-161723103.html By Olivier Knox, Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/author/olivier-knox/) | Yahoo News – <abbr title="2013-08-31T18:20:16Z">2 hrs 23 mins ago</abbr><!-- SpaceID=2146372259 loc=LOGO noad --><!-- fac-gd2-noad --><!-- gd2-status-2 --><!--QYZ CMS_NONE_AVAIL,,98.139.227.100;;LOGO;2146372259;2;--><noscript><img width=1 height=1 alt="" src="http://csc.beap.bc.yahoo.com/yi?bv=1.0.0&bs=(136sc0f9d(gid$jW4FcDEwLjHTZZrHUiIl 4gBmNzUuNlIiVWv_2qTo,st$1377981803504724,si$446405 1,sp$2146372259,pv$0,v$2.0))&t=J_3-D_3&al=(as$1250keamr,aid$4EKCgGKL4JU-,cr$-1,ct$25,at$H,eob$gd1_match_id=-1:ypos=LOGO)"></noscript>
<!-- google_ad_section_start --> In a legacy-defining gamble, President Barack Obama announced Saturday that he has decided to launch military strikes against Syria -- but wants the Congress to authorize them.
“In a world with many dangers, this menace must be confronted,” Obama declared in the Rose Garden 10 days after Bashar Assad’s forces allegedly massacred 1,400 civilians with chemical weapons.
“After careful deliberation, I have decided that the United States should take military action against Syrian regime targets,” he said, describing himself as “prepared to give that order.”
The president’s hastily arranged remarks – demonstrators protesting outside the White House gates could be heard from the West Wing just minutes before he spoke – sucked the urgency out of what had looked like a imminent military strike.
Instead, cruise missile-carrying warships off Syria’s coast will have to wait until the week of Sept. 9. That’s when Congress returns from a month-long vacation to take up a measure, drafted by the White House, giving Obama the green-light.
“I’m the president of the world’s oldest constitutional democracy," Obama said. "I will seek authorization for the use of force from the American people's representatives in Congress."
The president ignored a reporter who shouted the obvious question: What happens if Congress says no?
But senior administration officials briefing reporters at the White House later said that Obama still believes he has the legal authority to act without congressional support – meaning that a “no” vote would not necessarily handcuff his foreign policy. And they disputed that Obama risked setting a precedent that could limit the power of future occupants of the Oval Office.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------So, he asks for permission but reserves the right to do it anyway if permission is refused!!! Can anybody now declare this guy isn't a power mad egomaniac?? The announced right to do it anyway was a veiled threat to dems that might vote no. Telling them in advance that they'll put him in hot water to no avail (but may give his opponents justification for impeachment). So don't do it! -This son of a bitch is a real piece of work. Surely attempting to fully establish a dictatorship in place of the Presidency!--Tyr
<!-- google_ad_section_start --> In a legacy-defining gamble, President Barack Obama announced Saturday that he has decided to launch military strikes against Syria -- but wants the Congress to authorize them.
“In a world with many dangers, this menace must be confronted,” Obama declared in the Rose Garden 10 days after Bashar Assad’s forces allegedly massacred 1,400 civilians with chemical weapons.
“After careful deliberation, I have decided that the United States should take military action against Syrian regime targets,” he said, describing himself as “prepared to give that order.”
The president’s hastily arranged remarks – demonstrators protesting outside the White House gates could be heard from the West Wing just minutes before he spoke – sucked the urgency out of what had looked like a imminent military strike.
Instead, cruise missile-carrying warships off Syria’s coast will have to wait until the week of Sept. 9. That’s when Congress returns from a month-long vacation to take up a measure, drafted by the White House, giving Obama the green-light.
“I’m the president of the world’s oldest constitutional democracy," Obama said. "I will seek authorization for the use of force from the American people's representatives in Congress."
The president ignored a reporter who shouted the obvious question: What happens if Congress says no?
But senior administration officials briefing reporters at the White House later said that Obama still believes he has the legal authority to act without congressional support – meaning that a “no” vote would not necessarily handcuff his foreign policy. And they disputed that Obama risked setting a precedent that could limit the power of future occupants of the Oval Office.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------So, he asks for permission but reserves the right to do it anyway if permission is refused!!! Can anybody now declare this guy isn't a power mad egomaniac?? The announced right to do it anyway was a veiled threat to dems that might vote no. Telling them in advance that they'll put him in hot water to no avail (but may give his opponents justification for impeachment). So don't do it! -This son of a bitch is a real piece of work. Surely attempting to fully establish a dictatorship in place of the Presidency!--Tyr