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Originally Posted by Mutt
An American president shouldn't be writing checks with his mouth that his ass can't cash.
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I agree, and I think it's simply politics. He has the war powers act on his side just like Reagan,Clinton, Bush and Obama have already used. This allows strikes and a notification to congress within 60 days. This is not even remotely debatable; he does NOT have to let congress debate or vote whatsoever. I personally believe this is Obama and future candidates forcing all congressman to SAY where they stand so they can't waffle on it later. Just mho but it fits.
Biden has said we have incontrovertible evidence of where the missiles came from, when they came, where they landed and that it was chemical weapons. We could have struck at those locations long ago. It's all about appeasing people at this point and I can't say I'd blame anyone for now forcing people to declare where they stand even though I don't like it. People are bitching at Obama if he doesn't strike, the way he's spoken already, if he does strike, if he strikes alone, if he doesn't strike alone, if he strikes before asking congress, if he doesn't strike before asking congress. At least this way nobody can come back and say it was all him. Pretty shitty position to be in but at this point he's WELL schooled in how it's going to go down. Just imho.