Its Official, we can now call democrats "Warmongers"
Posted on 09/13/2013 5:18:30 AM PDT by markomalley
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said President Obama has the go-ahead to use military force in Syria without congressional approval if negotiations fall through.
Hoyer, who supported a resolution authorizing military force, said Obama would be in a stronger position if he went through Congress, but Russia and Syria should understand it is not necessary.
“If we passed a resolution, he’d have a stronger hand,” Hoyer said in an interview with Bloomberg’s Al Hunt to air Sunday. “But having said that, neither the Russians nor the Syrians ought to conclude that the president is without authority to act.”
Secretary of State John Kerry is in Geneva negotiating with Russia to pressure its Syrian ally to give up its chemical weapons stockpile.
Any vote in Congress on military action in Syria has been placed on hold in order to let negotiations progress. And senators are drafting new language that would set a timeline for Syria to give up its weapons, using the threat of military force.
If negotiations fall through, Hoyer said they will still serve to give wavering lawmakers more incentive to vote for military action.
“People would say, ‘Well, he went the extra mile, he reached out, he took the diplomatic course that people had been urging him to take -- and it didn’t work,’” Hoyer said. “And therefore under those circumstances, the only option available to us to preclude the further use of chemical weapons and to try to deter and degrade Syria’s ability to use them is to act.’”
Hoyer’s statement brings him in line with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) who said earlier this week Obama has the authority to act without congressional approval.
"It is not necessary for Congress to give the president this authority," Pelosi said Tuesday. "But if he sees an opportunity, we don't want the Russians to think that his leverage is diminished because of a vote we may or may not succeed with in the Congress."
Mario Trujillo
This has been the plan all along.
Bomb them first and then see if its ok.
Just like the Pelosi position on Obamacare.
Hey Hoyer, Congress doesn't need approval from Barry to impeach his little commie ass.
Hoyer needs to cover his sorry ass, because as the Dem whip he couldn’t even bring his own party’s votes in.
According to the members of Congress, Obama does not need their approval to do anything. All he needs is the desire to do it.
I’ve come to the realization that a great number of American politicians have no core values, they are for their team (party) regardless of the morality of an issue. I’m pretty sure they would have made great Nazis back in the 30’s.
They just keep shoveling the sh** instead of being diplomatic.
The just do it...what is he waiting for?
Its Official, we can now call democrats "Warmongers"
Then go ahead and attack them. When russia and china get dragged into this and the nuclear weapons start getting thrown around, that fever swamp on Potomac and all the parasites working there get nuked first.
And we don’t need the governments permission to kick off CWII
That is why they need to vote now. Let this idiot then go ahead with the strike after the House has voted it down. If they do not vote they are just endorsing Obama helping al Qaeda.
Hoyer, Reid: “More generally, Obama doesn’t need approval for anything.” “He’s the President. Congress is there to advise and consent.”
Obama can do nothing because they signed on to the UN deal. He would have to wait at least a month..
(air strikes are coming)
I hope that Putin realizes that Obama is unstable and not entirely sane. Putin should not push too hard or the Rodeo Clown will unravel.
If Putin deploys Russian troops to Syria to protect against further air strikes an unhinged Obama might do the unthinkable and take some of them out.
Next could come the Russian sinking of a U.S. ship...after that, who can say?
so, a single man can decide to order bombing and missile strikes by a nuclear capable force for any reason he decides and can rationalize to himself, including salvaging his pride or covering a goof up
sure Steny
the Russians and Chinese, well, they just don’t get our Constitution or how a republic works
so let’s let professor obama school them while you hold his purse
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