Obama to Offer Proposal for War on Islamic State, Senators Say
(Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama told congressional leaders he will propose terms for a measure authorizing U.S. military force against Islamic State, two top Republicans said following a White House meeting today. Obama had said in November. A.
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Almost six months after the president began using force against the Islamic State advance in Iraq and then in Syria, the White House is ready to ask Congress for formal permission to continue the effort. Until now, the administration has maintained it.
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Moderate Syrian leaders accuse the Obama administration for making a de facto alliance with Assad in which U.S. aircraft bomb the Islamic State while Assads forces fight them on the ground. Assad, they say, is. The new budget ignores the congressionally mandated budget caps ��� known as sequestration ��� which will remain in place for 2016 unless Congress passes legislation to lift them.. Most recently he was the Pentagon reporter for Bloomberg News.
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President Barack Obama is preparing to ask Congress to pay for a multi-billion-dollar plan to expand the military campaign against Islamic State militants, according to an administration official. The planned request hasnt been. The components of the request, which is still being worked on by the Office of Management and Budget, assume increased airstrikes and money to support Iraqi and Kurdish forces battling the Islamic militants. Funds also would be earmarked��.
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Iraqi government forces celebrate while holding an Islamis Sate (IS) group flag after they claimed they have gained complete control of the Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on Jan. 26, 2015 near the town of Muqdadiyah.. (Bloomberg.
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You read that right ��� Pelosi (D-CA) is accusing Boehner (R-OH) of not doing enough to hold Obamas feet to the fire over congressional authorization for stepped-up military action against the Islamic State. Despite bipartisan calls for the president to bring a fresh request for approval of military strikes to Capitol Hill ��� as many argue the Constitution requires ��� Obama has proceeded without a new congressional okay. He claims he already has the necessary green��.
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Theyll have to weigh a number of funding requests from the White House, including money for fighting Ebola and battling the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS. The Senate. Obama has asked Congress to pass an Authorization for Use of Military Force, also known as AUMF, since the current fight is being waged using authorizations approved more than a decade ago.. ���$38 Billion Reasons��� 2nd Amendment is Crumbling: Bloomberg Targets 12 More States.
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US President Barack Obama has asked the Republican-led Congress for formal authorization for use of military force against jihadist group Islamic State and associated forces in order to ���show the world we are united in our resolve to. The plan would repeal the 2002 authorization of force in Iraq originally granted to the George W. Bush administration, but it would not alter the 2001 authorization of military force (AUMF) targeting Al-Qaeda, passed days after the��.
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Bloomberg Obama Aid Request to Syria Rebels Tied to Funding Measure By Heidi Przybyla, James Rowley and Kathleen Hunter Sep 17, 2014 2:00 PM ET Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg House Speaker John Boehner told. Obama, in a Sept. 10 televised address, asked Congress to authorize help for Syrian rebels combating the Sunni extremist group Islamic State, which has swept from Syria deep into Iraq with a campaign of terror that included the��.
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President Barack Obama and congressional leaders talked about handling Ebola, the Islamic state and immigration, among other topics at their first meeting at the White House since the aftermath of the Republican partys massive victory in. Fighting the Islamic State. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urged Congress to provide the $5.6 billion in additional resources to combat the Islamic State forces in Syrian and Iraq. During the meeting, Boehner asked Obama to��.
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It requires presidents to notify Congress within 48 hours of military action and limits the use of military forces to no more than 60 days unless Congress authorizes force or declares war. It is the view of this administration and. Obama told the nation Wednesday he would unleash U.S. strikes inside Syria for the first time, along with intensified bombing in Iraq, as part of a steady, relentless effort to root out Islamic State extremists. Obama has not said how long the air��.
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A White House statement said Obama ���committed to working with members of both parties��� on an authorization ���that Congress can pass to show the world America stands united��� against ISIS.. Boehner urged Obama to send the authorization request and said Republicans will work to build bipartisan support for its enactment, according to the speakers office. Sen.. ���Its what weve always asked for.���. Reuters and Bloomberg News contributed to this report.
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The budget supplement includes $1.3 billion to train and equip Iraqi and Syrian forces to fight the Islamic State, while providing few new details on how the Obama administration plans to combat the group in the years ahead. Of that amount, $700 million. Obamas security budget ignores the congressionally mandated budget caps ��� known as sequestration ��� that will remain in place for 2016 unless Congress passes legislation to lift them. Under sequestration, the��.
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IRS Seizes First, Asks Questions Later.. Thus, his core Pentagon appropriations request goes up by 8 percent, a $38.2 billion increase to improve readiness but also to begin long-term investments in modernizing submarine and nuclear forces.. At the same time, Obamas OCO request for defense, which includes $5.3 billion for operations to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, totals $50.9 billion, a $13.3 billion drop from what Congress approved in��.
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Obama To Seek New Authorization For Islamic State Fight -- Bloomberg Businessweek. President Barack Obama said hell ask the lame-duck Congress to give him authorization to use military force against Islamic State militants, a shift in the administrations approach to an offensive already under way in Iraq and Syria. Obama, speaking a day after elections that. I expected a few days to pass by before he made his request. Comment #2: This is not reassuring.
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APs Elaine Kurtenbach from Tokyo: ���Abe has limited choices, among them to openly pay the extremists or ask an ally like the United States to attempt a risky rescue inside Syria���. Again, Military Times Leo Shane: ���Obama repeated his request that.
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Obama called on lawmakers Tuesday in his State of the Union speech to pass legislation to combat cyber-attacks and authorize military force against Islamic State terrorists. These proposals might receive bipartisan support from the Republican-led Congress.
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King Abdullah II rushed home Wednesday, cutting short a U.S. trip, to rally public support for even tougher strikes against the Islamic State group after the militants released a video showing the captured Jordanian pilot being burned to death in a.
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. Islamic State while saying theres no quick solution. Last week, in a meeting at the White House with congressional leaders, Obama asked them for a new authorization to use military force in the Middle East and repeated that request tonight. ���This.
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President Barack Obama will soon give Congress his proposal for authorization for the use of military force against Islamic State fighters, and it will place strict limits on the types of U.S. ground forces that can be deployed, according to.
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Hell ask Congress for a bill that allows for limited boots on the ground in the fight against the Islamic State. The White House language prohibits the enduring deployment of U.S. ground forces, but it does not specifically ban limited boots on the.
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17 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Congress is on track to pass legislation by the end of this week to arm and equip Syrian rebels and also finance the federal government to avoid a repeat of last years 16-day partial shutdown.. Obama, in a Sept. 10.
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From the AP: President Barack Obama is expected ��� as early as Tuesday ��� to ask Congress for new war powers, sending Capitol Hill his blueprint for an updated authorization for the use of military force to fight the Islamic State group. Haggling then.
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Nearly three out of four voters said Obama should ask Congress for the authority to use additional military force and 82 percent said Congress should approve that request. Bolder action in Syria would be welcome by��.
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Congress was previously expected to consider Obamas request later this year when it voted on a larger defense-spending bill, but the president wants to accelerate the process to give him greater authority to train Syrian rebels to help confront the militant. The president is renewing a request he made in June for Congress to provide $500 million to pay for training and equipping Syrian rebel groups as a way to add a ground force to take on the Islamic State in Syria.
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Obama, in a Sept. 10 televised address, asked Congress to authorize help for Syrian rebels combating the Sunni extremist group Islamic State, which has swept from Syria deep into Iraq with a campaign of terror that included the beheading of two. Specific Request. Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the House Republicans chief vote-counter, is backing the presidents approach. ���Hes asked for a specific request,��� Scalise said. ���I will be voting for that.���.
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. and currently only considers the governments requests. But Republican leaders who control the House and Senate have signaled their opposition to reform, saying it would undermine the ongoing fight against the Islamic State and other terrorist groups.