Posted on 09/07/2013 8:25:37 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
(Reuters) - It seems that everyone in Washington is talking about it except President Barack Obama: When Congress votes on the administration's request to use military force in Syria, the future of his presidency could well be on the line.
A defeat, a distinct possibility, would hobble Obama in affairs both foreign and domestic, particularly if fellow Democrats collaborate in it.
It will hurt him at a critical juncture, as he confronts not only Syria, but the nuclear activities of Iran and North Korea, another round of battles with Republicans over fiscal issues, an immigration bill, and a possibly difficult nomination fight over a new chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Using Obama's presidency as an argument as Congress ponders a resolution authorizing military action is off-limits for the administration - it would make the debate about Obama and cost the president votes from some Republicans he is counting on.
"My credibility is not on the line," Obama said at a news conference in Stockholm on Wednesday, five days after he announced he would seek congressional authorization for a strike on Syria over an August 21 chemical weapons attack in that country.
"The international community's credibility is on the line. And America and Congress' credibility is on the line."
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
But if ever there was an "elephant" in a room, the Obama legacy is it.
A 'no' vote would be a "catastrophe" for Obama...
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Hah - so true. Black conservatives obviously have “sold out” to the Man, and therefore can be totally discounted and ignored.
If obama’s credibility is not on the line, as he says, then why would he go ahead and attack if congress votes “no”?
He believes he can go on TV Tuesday night and “explain” it to the dumb people and they’ll see it his way. Unfortunately, he’s probably right.
Only those within the clueless, putrid realm that is the MSM
believe there is a presidency to salvage.
Amen!
How do we ensure that this is an epic fail??
“My credibility is not on the line,” Obama said...
Obama NEVER has had an ounce of credibility!
Don't forget his "calculus", flexibility, equations.
And, as he said himself, he will always side with Islam. So, he doesn't side with America.
McCain said he would start impeaching if he went after a no vote or put boots on the ground.Has he back tracked on that yet?
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