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Will Obamas congressional vote on whether to strike Syria fail?

Will Obamas congressional vote on whether to strike Syria fail?

Asked by: Super Userkruijs in Politics » United States
voided voided by Super Userkruijs: Void: President Barack Obama asked congressional leaders to delay votes on authorizing military action in Syria while the diplomatic process works itself out, the president announced in a prime-time speech to Americans.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/10/politics/us-syria-obama-solutions/index.html

Congress can breathe a sigh of relief: Lawmakers won’t have to take a tough vote on authorizing the use of military force in Syria anytime soon.

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/congress-syria-vote-96806.html

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President Obama formally submitted a draft resolution authorizing the use of military force in Syria to both houses of Congress on Saturday. Accordingly, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., both pledged to schedule a vote on the resolution soon after lawmakers return from their recess on September 9.

What happens next, however, is anyone's guess.

Some lawmakers expressed optimism on Sunday that Congress would rise to the occasion and pass the resolution. Others, however, predicted that the resolution would fail, to the detriment of America's image in the world, saying President Obama simply hasn't explained why U.S. intervention in Syria is in America's interest, despite the U.S. government's "high confidence" that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al Assad killed over 1,400 civilians in a chemical weapons attack on August 21.

Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, Republican hawks who have long advocated deeper US involvement in Syria's civil war, met President Barack Obama as part of his efforts to sell US lawmakers on military action. McCain emerged from the meeting with a stern warning for fellow Republicans who may be considering voting against military action purely to damage the Democratic president.

"A vote against that resolution by Congress I think would be catastrophic," said McCain. "It would undermine the credibility of the United States of America and the president of the United States. None of us want that."

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57600911/lawmakers-warn-congressional-vote-on-whether-to-strike-syria-could-fail/
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h62wfMSIxaKjDPHoZS_VgUG2bLaw?docId=CNG.efefd3a64df9fd853cc6b84405fe1239.5c1&hl=en

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   Super Userkruijs

President Barack Obama says he will address the nation about Syria on Tuesday as he seeks public and congressional authority for military action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Obama wants to strike against the Syrian regime in response to a chemical attack on civilians last month that the Obama administration says was carried out by Assad's military. Obama says failing to chemical weapons use would , quote, "send a signal to rogue nations."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/obama-syria-speech_n_3880060.html

   Super Userkruijs

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to authorize President Obama to use limited force against Syria Wednesday, after adopting amendments from Sen. John McCain designed to "change the military equation on the battlefield."

The Senate resolution would limit hostilities to 60 or 90 days, narrow the conflict to Syria's borders and prohibit U.S. troops on Syrian soil. McCain's amendments didn't change that scope, but made clear that the end goal should be "a negotiated settlement that ends the conflict and leads to a democratic government in Syria."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/04/senate-syria-committee-vote/2762415/

   Bayoubear predicted Yes

Too many House Republicans will never vote for an Obama measure, and too many liberal Democrats won't support it either. This doesn't have a lot of support among the population, unless he does a much better job of selling it.

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