U.S. Military Action Against Syria ‘Going to Happen’ Even If Congress Votes Against It...

The Blaze ^ | 31 August, 2013 | Dave Urbanski

[Errant]

President Obama will carry out military action against Syria even if Congress votes against it, a senior State Department official tells Fox News’ Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen.

Rosen’s notes concerning the White House’s reported intentions regarding the Syrian crisis were posted on Fox News colleague Greta Van Susteren’s Gretawire site late Saturday afternoon.

Rosen reports that “the president’s decision to seek a congressional debate and vote was a surprise to most if not all of” his national security team members. The state department official who communicated with Rosen added that Obama’s move to seek congressional approval “did not supplant the president’s earlier decision to use force in Syria, only delayed its implementation.”

“That’s going to happen, anyway,” the source told Rosen, which is why Obama’s Rose Garden remarks Saturday included his belief that he possesses the authority to launch strikes even without congressional authorization, Rosen adds.

The White House Saturday sent Congress a draft of a resolution authorizing Obama to use military force against Syria and laying out the administration’s claim that Assad’s regime killed more than 1,000 last week in a chemical weapons attack.

The resolution also says the objective of a U.S. military response would be to “deter, disrupt, prevent and degrade” the regime’s ability to use chemical weapons going forward.

The resolution authorizes Obama to use the military as he determines “necessary and appropriate” to serve that goal. The draft doesn’t lay out a timeline for action but does say only a political settlement can resolve the Syrian crisis.

[Errant]

Right...

[dfwgator]

Maybe Obama knows he has the votes thanks to Boner and McCain.

[Yosemitest]

Watch this video of Syrian "rebels" are firing chemical weapons.

[EternalVigilance]

A meaningless sop to the saps in the gop.

[Jeff Chandler]

Maybe Obama knows he has the votes thanks to Boner and McCain.

That's it exactly. The Republicans will cave.

[TBP]

Congress comes back September 9. I suspect that BO is going to ask Boner and The Dim Bulb From Searchlight to vote on authorization for military action against Syria first, then, win or lose, he’ll attack on September 11 so nobody will bother to note that it’s the anniversary of Benghazi.

Assad killing Syrian children is an atrocity, so Hussein is going to punish him by killing Syrian children.

Obama can’t wait to kill some kids to show the world he’s tough.

[Errant]

With 90% of Americans against it, I don’t think Boner has the bb’s. It may pass the Senate, but doubtful it will pass the House regardless of what Boner has told 0bama, IMO.

[Appollo9919]

I call BS.

[Seaplaner]

One suspects that blame-artist-in-chief Obama has been told that a military strike with no military objectives or goals would have no good consequence, and might be jolting a metaphorical mideast hornets' nest (consider Krauthammer's "amateur hour" assessment, here)...

...so...

He is kicking it to congress to...

BLAME SHARE!

My guess, and welcome to it.

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[Republican Wildcat]

Congress should call his bluff if that’s his attitude. There’s only so much spin that can be put on all of these power grabs.

This whole thing is such a fiasco and an international embarrassment.

[Yosemitest]

What you believe is your business.


NEVER FORGET:

Don't let anyone deceive you in any way,
for [that day will not come] until the rebellion occurs
and the man of LAWLESSNESS is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped,
so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
Don't you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?
And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.
For the secret power of LAWLESSNESS is already at work;
but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.
And then the LAWLESS ONE will be revealed,
whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth
and destroy by the splendor of his coming.
The coming of the LAWLESS ONE will be in accordance with the work of Satan
displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders,
and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing.
They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
For this reason God sends them a POWERFUL DELUSION
so that THEY WILL BELIEVE THE LIE
and so that ALL will be condemned
who have NOT BELIEVED THE TRUTH
but have delighted in wickedness.

[Praxeologue]

If I were a Congressperson and read this, I would vote no based on this alone.

[dfwgator]

If the Republicans go along with this, it will be the final nail in their coffin as a viable political party.

[Darksheare]

Maybe not.
Recall the FIRST claim couple months back that Assad used chem weapons?
Turned out it was the Al-qeada affiliated “rebels” who used chem weapons, and it was chlorine.
The media immediately buried the story after that.

[faithhopecharity]

I don’t believe it.
But many people believe he takes orders.
Perhaps those in charge want him removed via impeachment
(this would be a clear way to do that)

so to install Biden.... to block Hillary (who we know they don’t like).

just a theory. not even mine, I can’t take credit for it.. read it somewhere here online, see what you think of it.

[GeronL]

He would. Congress has totally abdicated all of its powers and duties to the executive branch

[Errant]

Screw the Repos... It could be the final nail for all of us!

[dfwgator]

That too.

[familyop]

If he capitulates, he’ll be working against advice he’s received. As with most presidents, his experience is not that of a general.

[familyop]

It should be common knowledge for over a decade now. They didn’t want to go directly into Iran to begin with. They’ve been working at cutting off its support and isolating it first.