President Obama will seek congressional approval for a Syrian strike. President Barack Obama has decided to use force against Syria, but he will first seek congressional approval, he said in a Rose Garden speech Saturday afternoon.
“I will seek authorization for the use of force from the American people’s representatives in Congress,” Obama said.
Obama said he has decided using force against Syria is necessary and does not require cooperation from other nations.
“After careful deliberation I have decided the United States should take military action against Syrian targets,” Obama said. “I’m confident we can hold the Assad regime accountable for their use of chemical weapons.” (...)
It's not hard to see why he's doing this - according to a recent poll, 80% of Americans want to see congressional approval for this Syrian adventure. But I'm not real sure what he's going to do if the vote goes against him. If he says a strike against Syria is "necessary" and "doesn't require congressional approval," he'll look like an idiot if he calls off the strike as a result of a vote in Congress.
Onward and upward,
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