Posted on 09/07/2013 12:09:57 PM PDT by yoe
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia Beset by divisions at home and abroad, President Barack Obama candidly acknowledged deep challenges Friday in pursuing support for a military strike against Syria from international allies and the U.S. Congress. He refused to say whether he might act on his own, a step that could have major implications for the U.S. as well as for the remainder of his presidency.
[snip] "I did not put this before Congress just as a political ploy or as symbolism," Obama said, adding that it would be a mistake to talk about any backup strategy before lawmakers vote on a use-of-force resolution.
[snip] The countries signing the statement with the U.S. were Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Putin said the U.S. push for military action has been supported only by Turkey, Canada, Saudi Arabia and France.
[snip] The president departed Russia Friday night, bound for Washington where he also faces tough going in rallying support for military action, including from fellow Democrats. Force-authorization resolutions face an uncertain future in Congress, and a significant segment of the American public opposes a strike.
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This Syria bs is put out there to distract us from the Amnesty bill that is coming up. Its to get us thinking about this BS while they pass the amnesty bill behind our backs So we dont lobby our congressmen to not pass amnesty
call Congress . tell them no immigration related bill from the House. Focus people
Focus on stopping the amnesty bill and call out crap like this.
99% of the media news stories are to distract us from what the government is doing or to advance the socialist/democrat agenda. its not news
The SEALs need to fix this situation. We have an insurgent gov’t who’s waged war on stable governments that tolerate Christians (Egypt, now Syria). 0bama has waged war on Christians in OUR military so anyone who believes he’s waged a war on ‘bad people’ or Islamic terrorists in foreign lands is DELUSIONAL.
It’s already too late, Barak.
On September 11. Really?! This man does not respect this country.
Oops ... my bad. It’s the 10th.
Give Zero a one way ticket to Syria and a sling shot. Wish him luck.
I see NO reason to get involved with this.
None at all..
I don’t even know what side to cheer for.
Oh boy! Is he really going to talk some more? I can’t wait. Never before in history has one man said so many words and communicated less information.
What’s he plan do to, whip us up in to a war mood? Fat chance of that happening.
I would love to see his teleprompter malfunction just as he begins his address to the nation. He’ll be stting there like a deer in the headlights, looking into the camera, sounding a lot like Ralph Kramden: “Hamana-hamana-hamana-hamana!”
Either there exists some really low information, ill-informed, insane Americans, or, Obama is simply fooling himself through some form of narcissist psychological infirmity he is suffering from.
I will not waste my time listening to this looser!
Stay safe America.
it is past time for a coup d’etat! God save America
Unfortunately it's YES to both!
The minute the Liberal God appears on TV or radio, I turn him off!! The BS and POS meter goes off the chart.
I don’t think it matters one bit what he says. First, no one will watch the speech, especially the low info voters and no one wants to go to war in Syria with the liar in chief at the helm. Congressmen may knuckle under, but the public won’t. He can’t blackmail ALL Americans like he can Congress.
Obama on Syria and "Operation Rodeo Clown" 2013
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