Congressional aides familiar with the situation are reporting on Thursday that they’ve been informed President Obama will finally submit a proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against ISIS next week.
By law, a president is obliged to seek an AUMF within 90 days of the launch of hostilities. That deadline passed months ago, and while the president initially blamed the 2014 lame duck Congress for not wanting a vote, officials have since insisted they are waiting for Obama to decide on a wording.
That’s no small matter, as the administration has poo-pooed AUMF proposals by Congressmen for placing limits on the conflict which are in keeping with the same limits the president has repeatedly insisted are in place.
Expect the final text to include few limits on the war, no deadline, and a bevy of loopholes allowing escalation of the conflict into additional countries, and against additional targets.
What if the UN drags their feet ? Will he than ask the U S congress ? We have been flying over ISIS long enough for them to have their name changed 3 times . The Ottoman empire will be born again before Obama responds . But maybe that is what he is hoping for .
The Black Ops,oops ISIS and PARIS, got the predicted and desired result,
another war.
Declaration of war — A time to kill and be killed
And just what has the new Islamic State done to warrant such a violation of it’s sovereignty? Nothing, actually quite the reverse as it is helping us greatly to overcome our addiction to brutal imperialism and Empire expansion.
Who ever doubted that this pathetic, spineless, "Sophmore", "Constitutional Law" "President" would cave to the equally spineless "congress"; McCain; Graham et.al.? And lets not forget the dangerous harem of "advisors" around him. Advisors hell; it is more like OBama is advising the harem. Just a clue as to who is really making the decisions.
Er… "by law" Congress declares war. Not that we pay any attention to that old constitution rag any longer.
A Retired Gen: U.S. Weapons From Benghazi Provided To ‘Free Syrian Army’ “Helped Build ISIS” Sep 3, 2014
How about we arm Syria and let them wipe ISIS out. After all it is their home land and the Assad regime has the support of a large, if not majority of the population. That's right no cost must be spared to breakup up the "Shiite Cresent", all the while enabling the Sunni "Caliphate". Duh.
I wish even for a short period of time to simply give all these hostilities apart from social life. It is very distressing to always be aware that we simply do not understand each other, no matter what we are doing.