Why Barack Obamas declaration of perpetual war against ISIS is illegal Marjorie Cohn 17 September 2014. Posted in News Besides being illegal, Obamas war promises to exacerbate the volatile situation in the region, resulting in more hostility and risking blowback against the United States. ....Playing both ends against the middle, Obama wants to fight ISIS in Syria without emboldening President Bashar Assad, who is also fighting ISIS. And Obama reserves the right to bomb in Syria, a sovereign country, in defiance of Assad. Obama is playing with fire. Besides being illegal, Obamas war promises to exacerbate the volatile situation in the region, resulting in more hostility against the United States. Obama has said in the past there is no military solution to this conflict. He should use his leadership in the Security Council to secure a cease-fire, create a peacekeeping force, mount an embargo of all arms being sent to the region, and pursue a regional diplomatic solution enlisting Iran and Syria in the process. Perpetual war is not the answer. stopwar.org.uk/news/why-barack-obama-s-declaration-of-perpetual-war-against-isis-is-illegal
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:02:21 +0000
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