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phil
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The "L" word
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10/23/2019 8:54:09 AM
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Can you remember when Obama's help to Syria was no arms but blankets and food only?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-syria-obama-order/obama-authorizes-secret-support-for-syrian-rebels-idUSBRE8701OK20120802
https://nypost.com/2019/10/09/sorry-joe-team-obama-refused-to-arm-ukraine-at-all/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/01/obama-congress-syria-authorization
Recall how - in one of most overlooked bad acts of the Obama administration - the House of Representatives actually voted, overwhelmingly, against authorizing the US war in Libya, and yet Obama simply ignored the vote and proceeded to prosecute the war anyway (just as Clinton did when the House rejected the authorization he wanted to bomb Kosovo, though, at least there, Congress later voted to allocate funds for the bombing campaign). Why would the White House view the President's power to wage war in Libya as unconstrainable by Congress, yet view his power to wage war in Syria as dependent upon Congressional authorization?
According to the Guardian's Spencer Ackerman, Secretary of State John Kerry, this morning on CNN, said this when asked whether the Congressional vote would be binding: "[Obama] has the right to do this no matter what Congress does."
Also goes back to my point - Congress has not authorized a war in Syria - Obama secretly executive ordered it.
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| The "L" word - Talullahhound - 10/22/2019 9:43:11 PM | The "L" word - MartiniMan - 10/23/2019 8:14:11 AM | So 2 wrongs do make a right - architect - 10/23/2019 12:07:25 PM | So 2 wrongs do make a right - MartiniMan - 10/23/2019 3:47:54 PM | The "L" word - phil - 10/23/2019 8:54:09 AM | WRONG MM JUST PLAIN WRONG - GoneFishin - 10/23/2019 4:19:26 PM | No, I am completely correct - MartiniMan - 10/23/2019 4:47:35 PM | No, I am completely correct - Talullahhound - 10/23/2019 9:52:04 PM | No, I am completely correct - MrHodja - 10/23/2019 9:59:44 PM | No, I am completely correct - Talullahhound - 10/24/2019 9:55:06 AM | [Message deleted by author] - MrHodja - 10/23/2019 9:59:45 PM | No, I am completely correct - MartiniMan - 10/24/2019 8:32:37 AM | No, I am completely correct - phil - 10/24/2019 9:29:41 AM | No, I am completely correct - MrHodja - 10/24/2019 9:36:01 AM | Ya think? - MartiniMan - 10/24/2019 9:43:40 AM | No, I am completely correct - Talullahhound - 10/24/2019 10:10:17 AM | No, I am completely correct - MartiniMan - 10/24/2019 11:00:18 AM | No, I am completely correct - Buteye - 10/24/2019 11:59:06 AM | No, I am completely correct - Talullahhound - 10/24/2019 9:53:49 PM | No, I am completely correct - MartiniMan - 10/25/2019 8:42:29 AM | No, I am completely correct - Talullahhound - 10/26/2019 11:35:53 AM | |