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President Obama - Will Seek Approval of Congress for Attacking Syria

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18 pointsloupeabody12 comments

My take on that - he has decided on inaction but needs the congress to save him from his "chemical weapons are a red line" remark from an year ago.

I am not sure if there is any salvage of the Middle East situation right now - there are generational grudges and hatreds to unfold there. I don't think that there are good moves on that board. The pessimist in me just wonders whether the firewall should be on Bulgaria/Greece border or on the Bosphorus.

Disclaimer - I live in Bulgaria for now.

This man had never deserved Nobel Peace, never.

Worst decision of committee till date after deciding not to give it to MK Gandhi.

The more moralistic and self-righteous the justification for war, the more likely it is to be a dishonest reason...

Sort of off topic, but I have never seen streaming video with such a high resolution and framerate. How the hell are they doing this.

Yeah the framerate is great on whitehouse.gov videos. I'm not sure how or why but it is nice to see considering I don't have cable and therefore this is how I get my major press releases.

Is it possible that Youtube provides the backbone infrastructure?

https://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse

Disappointment, thy name is Obama.

Just concluded. Missed it.

Title updated to reflect the major takeaway.

Obama said that he and his various advisors feel that Syria must be attacked in response to their usage of chemical weapons. He specified that there would be no infantry sent to Syria, just a long distance strike of "limited duration and scope". Congress will hold a vote on whether or not to approve the attack. The President has the authority to order the strike, with or without the approval of Congress.

*edit: see reply

He didn't say he needed congress to approve, just that he was going to have congress vote. He also emphasized that he does have the authority to strike without congress's approval.

Yeah, you're right. I'll update my comment

You can still catch it here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVeUF9RozfQ

Skip to 50:00 to get to the press conference.

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