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| Obama Asks Congress for Islamic State War Powers |
| 2015-02-11 |
[AnNahar] U.S. President Barack ObamaI mean, I do think at a certain point you've made enough money... on Tuesday asked Congress for its backing to fight the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group without geographical limits, but with curbs on the use of ground forces. Tantamount to a declaration of war, the authority would allow Obama to prosecute the fight against the jihadist group on a firmer legal basis, while providing political cover at home. It signals a ramping up of pressure on IS -- which now controls swaths of Syria and Iraq -- as the Iraqi government prepares for a major ground offensive, expected within months. But intensive negotiations with U.S. politicians forced the White House to limit Obama's power to deploy the military in both form and scope. The text "does not authorize the use of the United States Armed Forces in enduring offensive ground combat operations," the text sent Congress read. That does not rule out special forces operations, but does preclude a ground invasion or peace enforcement mission. "This authorization for the use of military force shall terminate three years after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, unless reauthorized." Obama will also have to report to Congress every six months. But there is no geographical limit on the scope of military actions. Since the mid-2014 the U.S. military has been involved in Republican Senator Bob Corker, who chairs the Senate foreign relations committee, said he would "quickly begin to hold rigorous hearings" on the authorization, which he supports. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #9 The Times of Israel reports President Barack Obama said he would not hesitate to send US special forces to kill top Islamic State extremists, as he called on Congress Wednesday to authorize operations that stop short of a full-scale invasion. ...although with all his claims of attempted rescues of various hostages held by ISIS, it appears he's been freely sending our various ghosts all over the landscape without the formality of permission. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-02-11 22:23 |
| #8 On a higher or broader note, personally I'm interpreting this as evidencia that the Bammer's POTUS successor come Jan.2017 will likely be another Anti-American Amerikan [Anti-US US] OWG Globalist??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-02-11 20:07 |
| #7 Oh, and the key phrase: fight the Islamic State group without geographical limits, but with curbs on the use of ground forces |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-02-11 18:45 |
| #6 More like providing him cover with his political base. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-02-11 18:38 |
| #5 just say no. He's never asked for permission before. Its a trick. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2015-02-11 18:17 |
| #4 Tie the authorization to Keystone, undoing amnesty, etc, etc.... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret 2015-02-11 15:35 |
| #3 Because by the War Powers act he has to submit something to Congress at this point... But still, every law should have these caviats: "This authorization for the use of military force shall terminate three years after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, unless reauthorized." Obama will also have to report to Congress every six months." |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-02-11 14:32 |
| #2 Because our Iranian friends say we're not doing enough? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-02-11 14:16 |
| #1 His primary position is to defend this nation. Here is what his authorization should look like. "Mr. President we the people see ISIS as a grave threat to the United States and the world. You, by the nature of your position, is obligated to defend this nation. We authorize you to use ever means necessary to defeat Radical Islam known as ISIS. This authorization includes the full forces of our government agencies and the military up to and including nuclear weapons. What we will not tolerate from you Mr. President is standing idle thus allowing ISIS to grow into a larger threat that will cost more of our national treasures of life and money. So Mr. President we anxiously await to imolement your plan of action." |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2015-02-11 14:05 |