Washington Post Sept 10 2014 WASH D.C. USA WORLD BREAKING NEWS: OBAMA SPEAKS TO AMERICA & THE WORLD PRIMETIME 9:00 PM EASTERN SEPT 10/ SEPT 11 9:00 AM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, WILL AUTHORIZE MASSIVE AIRSTRIKES INSIDE SYRIA WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL President Obama is prepared to use U.S. military airstrikes in Syria as part of an expanded campaign to defeat the Islamic State and does not believe he needs formal congressional approval to take that action, according to people who have spoken with the president in recent days. Obama discussed his plans at a dinner with a bipartisan group of foreign policy experts this week at the White House and made clear his belief that he has the authority to attack the militant Islamist group on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border to protect U.S national security, multiple people who participated in the discussion said. The move to attack in Syria would represent a remarkable escalation in strategy for Obama, who has sought during his presidency to reduce the U.S. military engagement in the Middle East. Administration officials have been working in recent days to enlist the support of the nation’s political establishment to help sell their strategy to the American public, which Obama will address in a prime-time speech Wednesday night. The president met with the top four congressional leaders Tuesday, while his aides held briefings on Capitol Hill. The intensity of the outreach amounted to a tacit acknowledgment by administration officials that they have been slow in formulating a strategy to confront the militants and in conveying that vision more broadly. The Islamic State controls wide swaths of territory in both countries, but the United States has so far limited its military engagement to Iraq, as Obama has been reluctant to intervene in Syria’s civil war. By : Washington Post Listen 24/7 HD USA & Global HD NEWS: radiopinoyusa
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:21:25 +0000
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