Posted on 09/12/2014 2:32:48 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The use of the W-word could have both legal and political implications.
Top Obama Administration officials have publicly given conflicting accounts in recent days over a fundamental question of the new U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria: Is the nation at war?
With 158 airstrikes carried out on ISIS targets and more than 1,600 troops deployed to Iraq in various capacities, Secretary of State John Kerry told ABC News Thursday that the nation was not in fact at war with the militant group.
But by Friday afternoon, the White House and the Pentagon were reversing course. “Make no mistake, we know we are at war with [ISIS], in the same way we are at war, and continue to be at war, with al-Qaeda and its affiliates,” Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby said, referencing a long-term, largely-airborne campaign against the terrorist group.
At the White House, the same word was used. “The United States is at war with [ISIS] in the same way we are at war with al Qaeda and its affiliates,” echoed White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest minutes later. “The United States is at war with [ISIS].”
Only Congress can formally declare war under the U.S. Constitution.
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Old, what is going on here? You have this report and someone just posted an article in which Kerry contradicts Obama about whether air strikes alone can defeat ISIS? They can’t even get their talking points right.
Nobody with more than a dozen brain cells could take John Kerry seriously. He is flat out stupid, and the leaders of other nations know it.
And Barry, while not being technically stupid, by IQ standards, would not make a good chess player. He’s about as clever as his dog, and sharp as a bowling ball.
“The future does not belong to those who insult the Prophet Mohammed”.. To declare war would be to insult Mohammed?
LOL--reminds me of one of the Russians here, who referred to "disruptive infiltration."
I thought that we were at war, and have always been at war, with Eastasia.
Our enemies are laughing at us.
There is good reason for our enemies to fight on.... the fools running our country make us look easy to defeat.
It’s a cluster. The only functional departments in this administration are IRS and DOJ — when attacking conservatives.
Elections have consequences, and this White Hut is absolutely pathetic. Friends and foes are watching.
Yep. Pray for those 1600 soldiers in this quagmire.
As he takes the country to war, it’s nice to know that they are focused, all on the same page. Have their objectives in front of them, a clear definition of winning and an exit strategy. He’s the definition of a leader.
Is administration is just like him, they are all voting present.
I most certainly will and they will need every prayer.
I am afraid it won’t be long before beheading video of some of our troops hit the internet.
If I was a violent thug in a third world nation watching Kerry and Obama fumble their way across the global, I’d be laughing too.
He may be the most intellectually challenged president ever.
What, you can’t even spell RUINING correctly?
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