By Dan Calabrese ——Bio and Archives--August 30, 2013
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In London, Prime Minister David Cameron argued a military strike would be legal on humanitarian grounds. But he faced deep pressure from lawmakers and had already promised not to undertake military action until a U.N. chemical weapons team on the ground in Syria released its findings about the Aug. 21 attack. The prime minister said in terse comments after the vote that while he believes in a "tough response" to the use of chemical weapons, he would respect the will of the House of Commons. Caitlin Hayden, Obama's National Security Council spokeswoman, said the U.S. would continue to consult with Britain but Obama would make decisions based on "the best interests of the United States."
It was not certain the U.S. would have to act alone. France announced that its armed forces "have been put in position to respond" if President Francois Hollande commits forces to intervention against Syria. Hollande does not need French parliamentary approval to launch military action that lasts less than four months.Well there's an accomplishment. The British won't help us but France might? So let me see if I have this straight. Obama won't go to Congress for authorization (which Bush did, and got it for both Iraq and Afghanistan). Obama won't go to the UN for a resolution of support (which Bush did, although he didn't get it). And Obama won't even have the British supporting him (which Bush did along with many other nations), but he might have the French? And these are the people who shrieked that Bush was a reckless go-it-alone cowboy abusing his war powers? This is so absurd that even Nancy Pelosi is having a hard time stomaching it. From the same AP story:
Afterward, the House Democratic leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, pointedly sided with Republican Speaker John Boehner of Ohio in urging the administration to do more to engage with Congress on the matter, even as she expressed "my appreciation for the measured, targeted and limited approach the president may be considering." She said in a statement she agreed with Boehner and other lawmakers who say the administration needs to consult more with "all members of Congress" — a reference to the limited circle briefed Thursday night — and provide "additional transparency into the decision-making process."I wonder how Joe Biden is coming with those articles of impeachment. Granted, the vice president can't take any action to impeach the president, but neither can a senator - which is what Biden was when he threatened to do it to Bush. Only the House can impeach. Then again, as this administration has shown extensively and is showing right now, the enumerated powers of the Constitiution mean nothing to them, just like their own words in demanding things from a previous president mean nothing now that they are in office. All hail the go-it-alone cowboy president . . . Barack Obama!
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