US Congress leaders back Obama on Syria

US Congress leaders back Obama on Syria

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US President Barack Obama won his first major victories on securing Congress support for strikes on Syria, with senior members on both sides of the House of Representatives saying they would back him.

The House speaker and top Republican in Congress, John Boehner, said on Tuesday that he would support the president's motion for strikes against the regime of Bashar a-Assad for the alleged use of chemical weapons, and called on his party colleagues to support the president.

"We have enemies around the world that need to understand we are not going to tolerate this type of behavior," Boehner said. His Republican colleague, house majority leader Eric Cantor, also supported Obama's call.

Meanwhile Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Party's leader in the house, said she did not believe Congress would reject Obama's call, and that Assad's action was "behaviour outside the circle of civilised human behaviour and we must respond''. She did however say that the public needed to hear more of the intelligence gathered against Assad.


Read more: US Congress leaders back Obama on Syria - Americas - Al Jazeera English
 
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WASHINGTON - Speaker John A. Boehner said on Tuesday he would "support the president's call to action" in Syria after meeting with President Obama and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., giving the president a crucial ally in the quest for votes in the House.

Mr. Obama summoned Mr. Boehner and other Republican and Democratic leaders to the White House as he intensified his push for Congressional approval of an attack on Syria. Conservative House Repubicans have expressed deep reluctance about the president's strategy, and winning Mr. Boehner's approval could help the president make inroads with a group thta has not supported him on most issues in the past.,

For Mr. Obama, who leaves on Tuesday evening for a three-day trip to Sweden and Russia, it is the next phase in a White House lobbying campaign that will have to extend beyond hawks like Mr. McCain to persuade lawmakers who are reluctant to get involved militarily in Syria.

The president's case will face scrutiny in Congress on Tuesday afternoon when Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.


Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/04/us/politics/obama-administration-presses-case-on-syria.html
 
The MIC is a huge part of their contributing base. See, it's not all about Obama, most of it is just how to give more of the working classes money to the 1%ers. They're glad to back Obama when he's backing the MIC. He's one of theirs in this action. Sad.
 
Jamani kwa suala la INTEREST za USA; bunge lazima limkubalie tuu Obama kuivuruga watakavyo nchi ya Syria
 
Boner's head ... (like they blame the invasion and occupation of Iraq on Dems for not violently opposing the authorization to use force).

But they will no doubt still blame Obama for it.
 
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), one of the most outspoken opponents of military action in Syria, wouldn't rule out the possibility Tuesday of launching a standing filibuster over the issue in the Senate.

"I can't imagine that we won't require 60 votes on this," Paul told reporters on an afternoon conference call. "Whether there's an actual standing filibuster - I've got to check my shoes and check my ability to hold my water. And we will see. I haven't made a decision on that."

Paul attracted widespread attention in March when he launched a marathon filibuster over the Obama administration's use of unmanned aerial drones, winning support from some GOP colleagues and prompting criticism from others.

When it comes to Syria, Paul said he believes the best hope for defeating a resolution to authorize military action will come in the House. He reiterated his view that an attack on Syria would create more turbulence and danger in the region, and may not even disable the Syrian government's ability to launch chemical attacks.

Read more: Rand Paul: Filibuster a possibility on Syria vote
 
[h=2]Kerry lobbies Senate on Syria: 'Iran is hoping you look the other way[/h]
President Barack Obama's national security team made their case publicly on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, arguing in front of sympathetic senators why an attack on Bashar Assad's regime in Syria is both a moral and strategic imperative.

Senator Robert Menendez, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, opened the hearing with an endorsement of the resolution, calling it "not a declaration of war but a declaration of our values to the world."

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Ranking member of the committee Bob Corker said he is inclined to support the resolution, but hopes the White House will reinforce military support to moderate opposition forces.

"I know that people in the region are watching," he said, charging that America's credibility is on the line.



Read more: Kerry lobbies Senate on Syria: 'Iran is hoping you look the other way' | JPost | Israel News
 
[h=2](Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry briefly opened the door on Tuesday to authorizing U.S. ground troops in Syria, but quickly slammed it shut and told Congress that any resolution approving military force would prohibit "boots on the ground."

The exchange during the first public hearing in Congress on possible military action in Syria highlighted the worries of many lawmakers about authorizing U.S. military strikes to punish the Syrian government for using chemical weapons on civilians.

Kerry initially told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he would prefer not to bar the use of ground troops in Syria to preserve President Barack Obama's options if Syria "imploded" or there was a threat of chemical weapons being obtained by extremists.

Read more: Kerry opens door to 'boots on ground' in Syria, then slams it shut | Reuters [/h]
 
Barack Obama portrayed his plans for US military action in Syria as part of a broader strategy to topple Bashar al-Assad, as tougher White House rhetoric began to win over sceptical Republicans in Congress on Tuesday. While stressing that Washington's primary goal remained "limited and proportional" attacks, to degrade Syria's chemical weapons capabilities and deter their future use, the president hinted at a broader long-term mission that may ultimately bring about a change of regime.

"It also fits into a broader strategy that can bring about over time the kind of strengthening of the opposition and the diplomatic, economic and political pressure required – so that ultimately we have a transition that can bring peace and stability, not only to Syria but to the region," he told senior members of Congress at a White House meeting on Tuesday.

Obama has long spoken of the US desire to see Assad step down, but this is the first time he has linked that policy objective to his threatened military strikes against Syria. It follows pressure on Monday, from senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, to make such a goal more explicit. The apparent change of emphasis appeared to resolve some of the political deadlock on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, as House speaker John Boehner and a series of other Republican leaders announced that they would back the president's call for military authorisation from Congress.

There was more good news for Obama when secretary of state John Kerry and defence secretary Chuck Hagel got a relatively easy ride when they testified later to the Senate foreign relations committee, convened in special session to discuss the issue of military authorisation.

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Read more: Obama hints at broader strategy to topple Assad in effort to win over Republicans | World news | The Guardian

He really wants his war that badly? He is actually willing to give the Republicans a war almost certain to be long enough to assure Democratic defeat in 2016? Who is this man?
 
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reached an agreement late Tuesday on wording of a new resolution authorizing U.S. military force against the Syrian government.

The resolution would permit up to 60 days of military action against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and gives President Obama the option to extend military operations by 30 days pending congressional notification, according to Senate aides.

The resolution also bars the deployment of U.S. combat troops into Syria, but would permit the deployment of a small rescue mission, in the event of an emergency, the aides said.

Obama also would be required within 30 days of enactment of the resolution to send Congress a plan for a diplomatic solution to end the violence in Syria, according to a senior Senate aide familiar with the agreement.

Read more: Senators strike deal on wording for new resolution authorizing force against Syria
 
M Mkwawa said:
Not true Nonda. There is a tyrant in Syria and must go.
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Mbona hao ma tyrant wapo wengi duniani? Iweje apigwe wa Syria tuu? Angalia hii documentary ndiyo utapata jawabu



 
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Hivi huu moto wa vita ukianza utaweza zimika?
 
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