Obama to seek congress approval

[francoHFW]

Syria is a small, poor country with few resources that is a prime candidate to use CW when its existence is threatened by a superpower for no reason. In the end, what other defense do they have?

WTF are you talking about? They used CW on their own people, and no one is invading them. Do you believe in international law and punishing war crimes or not?

The UN's investigation will not be wrapped up for two weeks. You have no proof at all that Assad used the chemical weapons.

If US Intelligence has proof Putin says share the proof. Makes sense to me.

Because last time everyone believed US Intelligence, a lot of countries went to war with Iraq and suffered greatly.

Kerry says we have satellite showing 15 rockets taking off from gov't territory landing in that area, and all hell breaking loose on social media video, AND a recording of 2 military men discussing their fears the CW attack would come out. Sounds like it will come out. Only chumps think they didn't do it.

 

[Nova78]

Now when the shit backfires , he will blame Congress , the old cover your ass Obama tactic, or it was Bush's fought ...

 

[Pheonixops]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he has decided that the United States should take military action against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack.

But he says he will seek congressional authorization for the use of force.

He says congressional leadership plans to hold a debate and a vote as soon as Congress comes back in September.

Obama says he has the authority to act on his own, but believes it is important for the country to have a debate.

Military action would be in response to a chemical weapons attack the U.S. says Syrian President Bashar Assad's government carried out against civilians. The U.S. says more than 1,400 Syrians were killed in that attack last week.

That motherfucking TYRANT!!!!!! Impeach the fucking bastard for using the proper channels!

The reactionaries will find fault in this, too.

LOL, no doubt! It truly demonstrates their hypocrisy and their tendency to be hateful ASSHOLES. Weren't many of them hooting that he should get approval from Congress before he does anything? Now that he did it, they still try to act like there's something wrong with doing what they were suggesting. What a JOKE these so-called "patriots" are!

 

[Quantum Windbag]

if the Congress does not approve - this will save obama's face and this country from another unnecessary war.

Call your representatives NOW.

Yet another example of why conservatives have zero credibility: their lies.

No one is advocating, including the president, ‘going to war’ with Syria.

Want to explain that one? If Obama orders a military strike on Syria it is an act of war, even if you want to pretend otherwise.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Obama seeking Congressional approval will put the legislators each on notice they must say yea or no.

Really? Glad you pointed that out, I thought they could all pretend to be Obama and just posture.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The fall of our freedoms will come from the far reactionary right wrapped in false patriotism and the flag, if we let them.

No chance of that.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Barack Obama on Syria: text in full - Telegraph

Here's my question for every member of Congress and every member of the global community: What message will we send if a dictator can gas hundreds of children to death in plain sight and pay no price? What's the purpose of the international system that we've built if a prohibition on the use of chemical weapons that has been agreed to by the governments of 98 per cent of the world's people and approved overwhelmingly by the Congress of the United States is not enforced?

Make no mistake – this has implications beyond chemical warfare. If we won't enforce accountability in the face of this heinous act, what does it say about our resolve to stand up to others who flout fundamental international rules? To governments who would choose to build nuclear arms? To terrorist who would spread biological weapons? To armies who carry out genocide?

Like Obama said, just because we punish and destroy them for CW usage doesn't mean other countries would not follow this lead, if their existence were threatened like Syria's was. It is a last-ditch effort of desperation that is the issue, when they shouldn't have been put in that position in the first place.

Except that it looks like Assad didn't order the use of the weapons, so any attack on Assad would be misdirected.

 

[Katzndogz]

Now we hear the truth. obama couldn't be bother with his strike. He and Biden had a golf game to go to.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Every reactionary, by comparative extension, has condemned Bush's invasion of Iraq.

This thread has been worth that exposure of reactionary hypocrites.

Which one?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The fall of our freedoms will come from the far reactionary right wrapped in false patriotism and the flag, if we let them.

No chance of that.

So you and Obama can align with Al Qaeda.

 

[JakeStarkey]

it looks like Assad didn't order the use of the weapons, so any attack on Assad would be misdirected.

except it looks like you are wrong

 

[francoHFW]

Syria is a small, poor country with few resources that is a prime candidate to use CW when its existence is threatened by a superpower for no reason. In the end, what other defense do they have?

WTF are you talking about? They used CW on their own people, and no one is invading them. Do you believe in international law and punishing war crimes or not?

Obama's and Hillary's intentions have been made clear enough for what 2 years now like a giant standing over an ant, but even ants have modes of preservation.

Where the hell did you hear that, dupe? LOL Wanting Assad gone is a long way from invading. You inhabit an alternate, fear mongered Pub dupe universe...

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Syria is a small, poor country with few resources that is a prime candidate to use CW when its existence is threatened by a superpower for no reason. In the end, what other defense do they have?

WTF are you talking about? They used CW on their own people, and no one is invading them. Do you believe in international law and punishing war crimes or not?

Are we going into Syria to find and arrest whoever is responsible for the use of WMDs? No, so why are you blathering on like we are?

 

[JakeStarkey]

The fall of our freedoms will come from the far reactionary right wrapped in false patriotism and the flag, if we let them.

No chance of that.

So you and Obama can align with Al Qaeda.

That does not make sense even in your distorted thinking.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

we should not engage into Syrian war. Let the others do the cleaning.

we will just watch and comment.

Why wasn't there a big stink about Libya which is pretty much the same thing? Why did Obama hesitate if he thinks it is the right thing to do, he said he has the authority, and he said a strike would make us more powerful. All I can guess is without the Brits on board Obama is now making this even more political.

Kaddafi said he was going to massacre the people of Bengazi and NATO stopped his troops and tanks in the suburbs. OBVIOUSLY, there was no time for congressional BS lol.

That is a lie.

 

[The T]

The fall of our freedoms will come from the far reactionary right wrapped in false patriotism and the flag, if we let them.

No chance of that.

What's this WE shit Starkey? YOU have a frog in yer pocket? YOU or anyone else are in NO position to say shit to people exercising their God given rights to speech.

Learn it, Live it, KNOW it.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

And if and when congressional approval is obtained, I somehow think all the boing will stop, and the little neo-cons will be happy again, asking why are troops not being put on the ground.

The neocons are the mainstream Republicans, like McCain, who support strikes on Syria.

Come to think of it, you claim to be a mainstream Republican, that makes you a neocon.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

WTF are you talking about? They used CW on their own people, and no one is invading them. Do you believe in international law and punishing war crimes or not?

The UN's investigation will not be wrapped up for two weeks. You have no proof at all that Assad used the chemical weapons.

If US Intelligence has proof Putin says share the proof. Makes sense to me.

Because last time everyone believed US Intelligence, a lot of countries went to war with Iraq and suffered greatly.

Kerry says we have satellite showing 15 rockets taking off from gov't territory landing in that area, and all hell breaking loose on social media video, AND a recording of 2 military men discussing their fears the CW attack would come out. Sounds like it will come out. Only chumps think they didn't do it.

Remember when Powell told us that there was definitive proof that Saddam had WMDs? Weren't there satellite photos and intelligence intercepts back then too?

 

[Quantum Windbag]

it looks like Assad didn't order the use of the weapons, so any attack on Assad would be misdirected.

except it looks like you are wrong

That is what you get for listening to Kerry instead of reading.

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/310484-no-slam-dunk.html

The interesting thing is how careful Obama was to not say that Assad had ordered the strikes today.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Bush DID NOT LIE - Iraq HAD WMDs and it was discovered, contrary to the libtards hysterical lies.

Even wikileaks releases confirmed that.

A lot of countries have WMDs. Should we start a campaign against them all?

Countries With Weapons of Mass Destruction - Intelligence Threat Assessments

Bush himself said the WMDs were not there, and he would not have invaded if he had know that. No amount of lying can get around that.

You claimed Bush lied, now you claim he said if he knew they weren't there he wouldn't have invaded, which is it? he lied, or he told the truth but was mistaken?