Posted on 09/01/2013 2:31:13 PM PDT by Hojczyk
President Barack Obama faces a clear uphill battle in swaying skeptical lawmakers of the merits of military action in Syria, as top officials were dispatched to Capitol Hill Sunday to make the administration’s case.
For example, Senate Democratic aides are drafting new language for an authorization of military force in Syria, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said Sunday.
The administration’s proposal is too open-ended — a complaint many lawmakers have — Leahy said after leaving the classified briefing. The current version wouldn’t garner his support, but he indicated that a more tightly written draft might.
“I know it’s going to be amended in the Senate,” said Leahy, who is the longest-serving Democrat in the chamber.
Aides to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) are overseeing the revisions to the authorization of force measure, which seek to narrow the scope for any U.S. military mission in Syria, Democratic sources said.
It is unclear when the revised proposal will be released, or what reception it will get from the White House. Obama administration officials drafted their own resolution that was sent to Capitol Hill on Saturday without congressional input, and it was clear from the moment that it was unveiled that party leaders in both chambers would seek to change it.
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“Leahy was a long-time critic of the Iraq War...”
Clearly the plan is to blame Congress, one way or the other.
He simply will be a bystander
We have seen this movie in reruns for five years now...
They’re going to wheel and deal and craft and reword until they can pass something, anything, and then bombs away. God help us all.
They’re going to wheel and deal and craft and reword until they can pass something, anything, and then bombs away. God help us all.
I swear I only hit post once.
Why should the USA be the Air Force of Saudi Arabia
and al Qaeda?
Obama administration officials drafted their own resolution that was sent to Capitol Hill on Saturday without congressional input, and it was clear from the moment that it was unveiled that party leaders in both chambers would seek to change it.
Who cares what the polis thinks?
Be interesting to see what Obama’s resolution says.
No “day of infamy” I’m sure.
He plans to blame Congress for not involving us in a fight where Michael Myers is duking it out with Leatherface? I say go ahead.
Oh suuuuure...
:^)
Another rope a dope strategy which the GOP will fall for.
Any Congressman voting for a “limited strike” on Syria is essentially voting a declaration of war. The firing of cruise missiles and bombing a foreign country for any reason is an act of war. It very well may ignite a much wider and bloodier conflict. The United States cannot then simply walk away and claim to be an innocent bystander. Any member of Congress who votes to authorize must be held accountable.
The content of the resolution matters little.
0bama has the shite Midas touch.
0bama will ensure failure of the military operation.
The killing (??) of Bin Hidin succeeded only because Barry was left out of the loop
Yep. It is now clear this issue has turned from punishing Assad, to saving face for Obama and America’s image around the world.
Face saving is NO reason to exercise American Military Power.
And BTW, who gets to say it’s a limited strike?
What if Syria and Russia decide to exercise a limited strike back on us?
It does not become limited then. It becomes WW 3 and Dr. Strangelove
all over again.
Stop the insanity. Let Allah sort it out.
They will have to pass it to find out what’s in it
Exactly, once you launch that first missile, events are beyond your control. It won’t be our call as to whether or not the war will be “limited.”
Vietnam started out as a “limited war”. Next thing you know, 50000+ Americans were dead.
It’s the easy way out for Obongo. He reflexively ran to the defense of his Brotherhood friends and shot his mouth off about “crossing the line.”
Then reality set in, by way of Russia, China, Iran and Israel.
Suddenly things got a lot more complicated. A clean litle cruise missle/drone operation wasn’t going to be all that clean.
O’bigears was learning on the job again...”Oops...you mean if I hit Assad then it might spread to a bigger conflict with Russia, China and so on and so on.”
“That could mess with my tee times. Let’s consult with Congress”
Commie Staffer, “But Boss, We never do that!”
“I know, but then I can blame them either way it goes.”
Commie Staffer, “But Boss, What about your statement about crossing the line. If we don’t act, no one will take us seriously. We loose credibility as a world leader.”
BO, “Ain’t it nice how things work themselves out!”
I emailed my three Congress-critters. Only takes a minute or two online.
Kinda of like every Budget 0bama sent to Congress
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