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So You Want to Intervene in Syria Without Breaking the Law?
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| JUNE 20, 2013
| Rosa Brooks
Posted on 06/20/2013 4:19:34 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Obama is a unilateralist cowboy.
To: nickcarraway
I like Sarah Palin’s solution...Let Allah sort it all out. We need to sit this one out.
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posted on
06/20/2013 4:23:46 PM PDT
by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: nickcarraway
Cut a deal with Russia - tell Putin that Syria is his as long as he ejects Iran and Hezbollah.
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posted on
06/20/2013 4:25:39 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Unindicted Co-conspirators: The Mainstream Media)
To: nickcarraway
Obama is an undocumented Impostor who arms al Qaeda
to murder Americans.
To: nickcarraway
Obama has allowed his words to trap him, in March 2011 he stated “Assad must go”. Now that Russia has put troops in Syria, all Obama can do is fund a proxy war. Our troops in Jordan reminds me of JFK's proxy war with China, Jordan may soon find itself the victim of gorilla attacks from Syria.
What will Obama do? Vietnam?
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posted on
06/20/2013 4:31:18 PM PDT
by
swamprebel
(a Constitution once changed from Freedom, can never be restored.)
To: swamprebel
To: NonValueAdded
Cut a deal with Russia - tell Putin that Syria is his as long as he ejects Iran and Hezbollah.
That might be where we'll get to. Like the way you think.
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posted on
06/20/2013 4:51:06 PM PDT
by
kenavi
("Beware of rulers, for they befriend only for their own benefit." Gamliel)
To: AlaskaErik
Long as its muslims killing muslims I say we arm both sides
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posted on
06/20/2013 4:57:59 PM PDT
by
Newbomb Turk
("All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.")
To: nickcarraway
How about not deploying troops unless congress declares war and gives full backing and funding to the same.
The U.S.A will never win a pussy foot attempt but a lot of good young men and women will die or be maimed for life needlessly.
Speaking as a 35 year army veteran here.
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posted on
06/20/2013 5:00:36 PM PDT
by
Newbomb Turk
("All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.")
To: Newbomb Turk
Wow! What a wacky idea. Who ever thought of that?
To: kenavi
ThankYouVeryMuch /Elvis
It is pretty clear that Russia has strategic interests in Syria and is drawing a red line of their own. So be it, leverage that. The only problem is that Putin sees Obama as something to scrape off the bottom of his shoes. Putin needs to know there are adults in the room. So we gave him Kerry. Sheesh.
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posted on
06/20/2013 5:03:05 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Unindicted Co-conspirators: The Mainstream Media)
To: nickcarraway
Can you do it? Would it be lawful, as an international law matter, for the United States to use military force in Syria without a Security Council resolution authorizing the intervention? The short answer: Probably not.
The long answer is absolutely not, the US Cnstitution is clear that you, as president, cannot move the troops, equipment or anything until two things happen, first Congress, not the UN, not cnn, abc, nbc or the pope, but Congress declares war and second not until Congress votes to fund that war.
And right now there is a lot of sentiment to impeach you so it is best to take the trips enjoy the jet, play a round of footsy with Reggie, and try for a low profile.
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posted on
06/20/2013 5:10:07 PM PDT
by
SilverMine
(IF the US gøvt says it is a lie.)
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Couldn't read the entire article as I'm not registered there, actually too lazy to try name/password combos.
Personally, I don't care about the UN or international law.
Though I wouldn't be surprised if it's unconstitutional, at least in some circumstances, I do care about the War Powers Resolution. Since it's the law, here in the USA, and shouldn't be broken. Especially by the President, yes, he's the only one who can break it since it's directed at him.
He broke it in Libya on May 20, 2011. Big ho-hum. If we become involved in Syria, I hope there is not a repeat.
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posted on
06/20/2013 5:10:50 PM PDT
by
SJackson
(The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do !)
To: nickcarraway
Somebody tell us who Rosa Brooks is. SHe’s the daughter of somebody in politics and was either a Clinton or Obama advisor on foreign policy.
I’ve just forgotten who she’s related to.
There is so much political incest in this regime that it makes the old Arkansas Brother-Sister jokes seem tame.
To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
To: Newbomb Turk
To: nickcarraway
If it was Reagan, he would send in troops to kick both Syrian a$$ as well as terrorist a$$, just to provoke Russia so he could kick their a$$ too.
Don’t take a side, kill them all.
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posted on
06/20/2013 5:59:11 PM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
(The reason we own guns is to protect ourselves from those wanting to take our guns from us.)
To: nickcarraway
(from the title) :” So You Want to Intervene in Syria Without Breaking the Law? “
Obama should have a ‘hissey-fit ‘ and quit the presidency
Tell Michelle to make up another 72 bedrooms
Put on his flowing white robes and scarf
and take up arms (preferably a pop-tart in the shape of a gun ) with his ‘kindred brethern’ for the Caliphate !
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posted on
06/20/2013 6:29:31 PM PDT
by
Tilted Irish Kilt
(“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” - Ronald Reagan)
To: nickcarraway
The writer totally ignores the fact that the president cannot lawfully make the decision himself to go to war under the US Constitution while debating the applicability of UN edicts and international lawyer mumbo jumbo. CLUELESS CLUELESS CLUELESS. We are raising a generation of "citizens of the world", not Americans.
To: Newbomb Turk
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posted on
06/20/2013 7:12:45 PM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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