"First, this progress would not have been made without the strong opposition to war by the American people. As we wrote in our weekly newsletter a few days ago, Syria looked like it could be the first time the people stopped a war after a president said he wanted to bomb a country. Congress was being swamped by phone calls and emails in ratios of hundreds to 1 against the war, confronted at town hall meetings, protests were being held on the Hill and throughout the country. The politicians were feeling the pressure. The Republicans saw an opportunity to be on the side of 60+ percent of the people (some polls said 90 percent opposed the war) and Democrats saw themselves losing the Senate and an even bigger Republican majority in the House. No doubt many saw themselves losing their careers over a vote for war. Opposition by the people was critical to Obama taking this issue to Congress and finding a way to avoid a vote."
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 02:55:27 +0000
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