Obama asks Congress to authorize U.S. war on Islamic State

Reuters ^ | February 11, 2015 | BY PATRICIA ZENGERLE

[Jim Robinson]

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama asked Congress on Wednesday to authorize military force against Islamic State that would bar any large-scale invasion by U.S. ground troops and limit operations to three years.

Republicans, who control Congress, put up swift resistance to the proposal. They say Obama's foreign policy is too passive and want stronger measures against the militants, also known as ISIL.

With Obama's fellow Democrats wary of another Middle East war, it could be difficult for the White House to win enough support to pass the bill, even though six months have passed since the military campaign began.

Some lawmakers predicted a vote as soon as March but others anticipated debate could last for months.

The proposed resolution says Islamic State "has committed despicable acts of violence and mass execution." Its militants have killed thousands of civilians while seizing territory in Iraq and Syria in an attempt to establish a hub of jihadism in the heart of the Arab world.

They have also generated international outrage by beheading several western journalists and aid workers and burning to death a Jordanian pilot.

Obama sent his request to Congress a day after his administration confirmed the death of Kayla Mueller, a 26-year-old aid worker who was the last known American hostage held by the group.

"I have directed a comprehensive and sustained strategy to degrade and defeat ISIL,"...

[combat_boots]

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Like always—A day late and a dollar short.

[EBH]

Looks like Drudge and Clyde Lewis may have been right after all...something big is about to happen.

Ominous Tweet From Matt Drudge About Obama: “Like He Knows Something Terrible Coming…(shortened)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3256260/posts

INVASION OF DISINFORMATION
http://www.groundzeromedia.org/invasion-of-disinformation/

Others don’t see the big picture.

It needs to be pointed out that just before a major event happens that needs to be watered down by the state department you begin to see anchors stepping down, editorialists taking leaves of absence or retiring to make way for the new agents that have no choice but to push the propaganda for the Pentagon.

[clintonh8r]

What is this “degrade” bullshit all the time? Did we try to degrade the Nazis, the Japs, the NorKors, the VC, the Iraqis? No! We tried to kill them and we were very successful at it.

[thouworm]

Several hours later...still can’t find video of obama presser-— and I have searched!

Some pundits are saying this was one of the most important pressers of his administration.

Ping.... & help???

[Bigg Red]

Exactly.

[kingu]

Let me see if I understand this... The Pres(id)ent who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (no original birth certificate required) is wanting to wage YET ANOTHER war, not to benefit US interests, but to prop up another Islamic regime?

Guess those peace prizes are given out to just about anyone..

[eastforker]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3256409/posts

[cva66snipe]

Looks like Obama is going to half-ass it again, dragging the war out and costing lives.

With reductions allowing for Islamics in high government offices, and his loathing for the military, and hate for the U.S. in general, I would put it at more like a one fourth ass effort on his part.

[Bigg Red]

...the Bamster will just bleed us dry, kill our best, demoralize the rest of us of us, import millions of more Muzzies for free welfare and voters - and then pull out and surrender, just like he did in Iraq and is doing in Afgahnistan.

&&&
Bingo!

[21twelve]

“U.S. President Barack Obama asked Congress on Wednesday to authorize military force against Islamic State that would bar any large-scale invasion by U.S. ground troops and limit operations to three years.”

Hey Jim - what happened to the rule of making clear it was SATIRE!? Oh - it isn’t.

Too bad Obama wasn’t in charge when we had all of those other wars. It would have been so much easier.

“Okay, so here’s the deal Hitler. We’ll only use small amounts of troops - no big battles. Four tanks at the most. And after three years you commit suicide - agreed?”

[griswold3]

Is there anyone who trusts Obama to be committed to a US victory against these radicals?
In that case, do not give him the authority. It will backfired. Guran-damned-teed.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

So one year later Obama declares war on The JV.

[thouworm]

transcript

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/11/remarks-president-request-congress-authorization-force-against-isil

[RKBA Democrat]

Giving the clown authorization is sending our troops to die.

No blood for bozos.

[LibWhacker]

So old Feckless wants to wage a war now? For what? Not to win, I’m sure.

[Cheerio]

Obie has a pen and a phone and has NOT needed anything from Congress in the past including his invasion of Libya. Why does he now feel that he needs to acquire Congressional approval? So he can blame a GOP run congress when his foreign adventures run amok. This boy king has fired all the Generals that knew how to fight a war and has replaced them with political YES men.

HE has no intention of actually fighting ISLAM - take that to the bank. This is a boy who was raised around Muslims and influenced by Muslims. Is he a muzzie? Some would argue you can never leave the Islam faith which he was brought up in, but it makes no difference whether we can agree if he is or is not a Muslim in sheep's clothing - HE WILL NEVER TURN ON MUSLIMS and has no intentions of waging a REAL WAR in ISIL or whatever you choose to call it.

Lastly, Obie has been shamed by the swift and brutal Jordan response and now he has to one up them.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Congress should give him a big “NOPE!”. Zero ran on a platform of getting us out of the war on terror. All he’s ever done is complain about it and how he’s saddled with the burden of getting us out of there. So suck it up, O. It’s your agenda, live with it.

[MeshugeMikey]

vote?

he who holds the pen and the phone has spoken has he not?

[MeshugeMikey]

BINGO

AND NOW ABOUT THAT TERM:

"The Pentagon and the military in general often use commonplace words in a slightly different way than what we are used to, and I hear that in 'degrade,'" he said. "We're used to hearing it as something being degrading or something degraded by that. We're not used to hearing it as an active, transitive verb."

Whoever came up with it is not using it in the sense that it's usually used in in the English language, Lakoff said.

DEGRADE AND DESTROY