Even Obama Agrees: There's No Imminent Threat From Syria [message #109181] |
Thu, 05 September 2013 15:08 |
CyberkNight
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Rand Paul's amendment to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Syria resolution calls attention to President Obama's 2007 statement to the Boston Globe that "the President does not have the power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation." That's especially notable given that Obama stated clearly today that no such immediate threat exists.
At a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, this morning, Obama talked about how he decided to ask Congress to authorize a military strike in Syria. "Some people had noted, and I think this is true, that had I been in the Senate in the midst of this period, I probably would have suggested to a Democratic or a Republican president that Congress should have the ability to weigh in an issue like this, that is not immediate, imminent, time-sensitive."
A few moments later he said that, "We may not be directly, imminently threatened by what's taking place in a Kosovo or a Syria or Rwanda in the short term, but our long-term national security will be impacted in a profound way, and our humanity is impacted in a profound way."
That's about as plain as it can get: There's no imminent threat in Syria. What about an "actual" threat? Given that Syria is not to strike the U.S. unless the U.S. strikes first, one could reasonably argue that military action is more likely to create an actual threat than to prevent it.
Full article: http://reason.com/blog/2013/09/04/even-obama-agrees-theres-n o-imminent-thr
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