Obama would limit authorization to three years, with no restriction where U.S. forces could pursue the threat.
But it isn’t Islamic and it isn’t a state......did I misremember it?
Wait, whut?
Against?
Is that a typo?
I want to know what it means first.
What? No, no, no, no. They're "vicious, violent zealots randomly shooting folks."
Or, more simply, VVZRSF.
This is just to say “Democrats are serious about terrorism”, when they’re not. Whatever Congress authorizes, Obama still has to enforce. And he won’t.
Every move that Obama has made has been counterproductive.
Full text of President Barack Obama’s letter to lawmakers accompanying draft war powers resolution:
To the Congress of the United States:
The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) poses a threat to the people and stability of Iraq, Syria, and the broader Middle East, and to U.S. national security. It threatens American personnel and facilities located in the region and is responsible for the deaths of U.S. citizens James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Abdul-Rahman Peter Kassig, and Kayla Mueller. If left unchecked, ISIL will pose a threat beyond the Middle East, including to the United States homeland.
I have directed a comprehensive and sustained strategy to degrade and defeat ISIL. As part of this strategy, U.S. military forces are conducting a systematic campaign of airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq and Syria. Although existing statutes provide me with the authority I need to take these actions, I have repeatedly expressed my commitment to working with the Congress to pass a bipartisan authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) against ISIL. Consistent with this commitment, I am submitting a draft AUMF that would authorize the continued use of military force to degrade and defeat ISIL.
My Administration’s draft AUMF would not authorize long-term, large-scale ground combat operations like those our Nation conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan. Local forces, rather than U.S. military forces, should be deployed to conduct such operations. The authorization I propose would provide the flexibility to conduct ground combat operations in other, more limited circumstances, such as rescue operations involving U.S. or coalition personnel or the use of special operations forces to take military action against ISIL leadership. It would also authorize the use of U.S. forces in situations where ground combat operations are not expected or intended, such as intelligence collection and sharing, missions to enable kinetic strikes, or the provision of operational planning and other forms of advice and assistance to partner forces.
Although my proposed AUMF does not address the 2001 AUMF, I remain committed to working with the Congress and the American people to refine, and ultimately repeal, the 2001 AUMF. Enacting an AUMF that is specific to the threat posed by ISIL could serve as a model for how we can work together to tailor the authorities granted by the 2001 AUMF.
I can think of no better way for the Congress to join me in supporting our Nation’s security than by enacting this legislation, which would show the world we are united in our resolve to counter the threat posed by ISIL.
Who will the Left trot out, ala Cindy Shehan, to sit shiva for America and protest while 0bama wages WAR?!?!
I mean, this guy won the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, fer Pete’s Sake! Does he have to give it back now?
LOL! I crack myself UP!
Congress should draft the resolution so that it includes the words “Radical Islam” and/or “Islamic Terrorists.” Then we’ll see if Obama accepts or rejects the resolution.
Will Obama be supporting the Islamists or opposing them?
Isn’t this a pretty heavy handed approach against a JV squad?
The GOP has to demand that there will be no holds barred. The military brass should be unshackled to get the job done. No PC. No tiptoeing. No strings attached. No meals on wheels. Give them their mission and step aside.
If Obama doesn’t agree to this, the GOP should not approve the action, IMO.
What sort of restraints come with this "authorization"?
ISIS would be history if not for the conduit that “NATO ally” Turkey provides for the jihadists. It is through this protected conduit that recruits, supplies, medical care and communications keep ISIS viable. If Obama were serious about destroying ISIS, then Congress must ask Administration officials under oath why nothing has been done about Turkey. There should be no need for American “boots on the ground”.
He just told us all this was over hyped by the media! That ISIL was a tiny threat compared to global warming!
you mean like GWB went after al queda?
Anything short of that is posturing. The Gulf Arabs must have given Obama permission to ask for this legislation, as the press releases for their little anti-Shiite terror force have suddenly gotten far too negative.
Not with him as CIC.
He is probably doing this so that he can siphon off money intended for defense and “re-program and re-direct” it to domestic channels. Just like with the stimulus program, nobody will have any idea where the money all went.