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In reply to the discussion: I wish it weren't so, but this is blatant dishonesty on the part of the Administration [View all]Maedhros
(10,007 posts)82. Have to tip my hat to the Oregon Democrats
http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2013/08/oregon_democratic_representati.html#incart_m-rpt-2
On another note, go click on the link and look at the photo accompanying the story: it's of a young Syrian child being treated (presumably) for sarin exposure. It's interesting that when the government is trying to gin up a war on Syria, we get photos of suffering children to justify it.
However, when we read stories of drone strikes in Yemen or Pakistan we get stock photos of Predators - no photos of dismembered Yemeni schoolchildren or Pakistani grandmothers.
Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Peter DeFazio and Kurt Schrader joined more than 100 members of Congress in signing a letter stating that the president should receive congressional authorization before attacking Syria. The Obama administration has signaled that it is weighing military strikes against the country after concluding that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against his foes.
Alone among the Oregon Democrats in the House, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici didn't buy into the argument that the president is constitutionally required to consult with Congress. Instead, she signed another letter circulated by Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., that asks Obama to seek an affirmative decision of Congress prior to committing any U.S. military engagement to this complex crisis.
Alone among the Oregon Democrats in the House, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici didn't buy into the argument that the president is constitutionally required to consult with Congress. Instead, she signed another letter circulated by Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., that asks Obama to seek an affirmative decision of Congress prior to committing any U.S. military engagement to this complex crisis.
On another note, go click on the link and look at the photo accompanying the story: it's of a young Syrian child being treated (presumably) for sarin exposure. It's interesting that when the government is trying to gin up a war on Syria, we get photos of suffering children to justify it.
However, when we read stories of drone strikes in Yemen or Pakistan we get stock photos of Predators - no photos of dismembered Yemeni schoolchildren or Pakistani grandmothers.
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I wish it weren't so, but this is blatant dishonesty on the part of the Administration [View all]
cali
Aug 2013
OP
Not likely since combatting CO2 emissions would pose an even greater threat
NorthCarolina
Aug 2013
#25
Blatant dishonesty and attempting to minimize the gulf between candidate Obama and President Obama's
suffragette
Aug 2013
#20
That is so true. Eg, I remember a reporter asking Obama what he thought about Humanitarian
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#27
I'm beginning to think that may be the case. Nothing else explains the complete flip flops
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#83
You had to go to the Guardian to find out about a press conference? But...
TreasonousBastard
Aug 2013
#32
And even Corker in the article didn't say that Obama has complied with the War Powers Act. n/t
totodeinhere
Aug 2013
#47
I stand corrected on that specific point but the rest of my argument remians valid.
totodeinhere
Aug 2013
#62
I would also add that Representative Kucinich thinks differently on this subject.
Laelth
Aug 2013
#40
I don't like Corker much, either, but Kucinich has no say in this whatever.
TreasonousBastard
Aug 2013
#59
Kucinich earned the right to 'have a say' in these matters by the fact that he was RIGHT
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#68
Since when does the President 'notify' Congress before making a decision about
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#41
I'm familiar with the War Powers Act. I haven't seen anything there that doesn't require
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#63
Nope. What I want is to read the same daily classified intelligence briefings
underthematrix
Aug 2013
#95
Yup, that so-called "threat to the United States" is no more a real threat
totodeinhere
Aug 2013
#49
The REAL "threat to the United States" IS COMING FROM WITHIN, not from some other country. N/T
L0oniX
Aug 2013
#65
This administration is the grift that keeps on giving. Pure Bush-era legal circumlocution. nt
Poll_Blind
Aug 2013
#94
Deja vu all over again. Bush et al and Iraq. Funny how history repeats itself...nt
Clear Blue Sky
Aug 2013
#102