President calls for Congressional vote on military action in Syria
[President calls for
Congressional vote on military action in
Syria. How should the US respond to Assad
regime? Experts fall into four basic camps
by Joel Rosenberg Washington, D.C.]
"President Obama today announced that the
U.S. should take military action against the
Assad regime in Syria, and that he believes
he has the Constitutional authority to move
forward, but that he wants a Congressional
discussion, debate and vote to authorize the
use of force.
“Over the last several days, we have heard
from members of Congress who want their
voices to be heard – I absolutely agree,”
said the President, addressing reporters in
the Rose Garden of the White House on
Saturday afternoon.
Congress is expected to return to Washington
from its summer recess on September 9th.
Thus, U.S. military force will be delayed at
least until then. If Congress votes “no,” as
the British parliament just did, would the
President move forward anyway?
For now, the nation’s representatives in
Washington will weigh in on this question:
How should the U.S. and the free world
respond to the deliberate and escalating use
of lethal chemical weapons by the Assad
regime in Syria?
Most political leaders, military experts
,and Middle East analysts seem to fall into
four basic camps..." Full text:
President calls for Congressional vote on
military action in Syria. How should the US
respond to Assad regime? Experts fall into
four basic camps
Response to comment [from a Muslim]: "What is he so afraid of exactly? He promised a response to a chemical attack and now he's chickening out."
Response to comment [from a Catholic]: "Yep, as sure as a bear craps in the woods."
"Does a bear sit in the woods?" ~ Ziva, NCIS
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President
calls for Congressional vote on military
action in Syria