US drones begin surveillance flights over Syria
While the White House says Obama has not approved military action inside Syria, additional intelligence on the militants would likely be necessary before he could take that step. Pentagon officials have been drafting potential options for the president.
Obama Tells the Nation That America Is Going Back to War.
In his first primetime speech in a year, President Barack Obama announced his plan to battle the Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria.. Watch the VICE News documentary here. The effort will be.. Earlier in the day, Kerry traveled to Baghdad to discuss the newly installed Iraqi government and the administrations effort to build support for military action against the Islamic State from a coalition of countries.. Dont ask why people join the Islamic State ��� ask how.
Watch: Barack Obama asks congress to authorise military action against Islamic.
This is a difficult mission, Obama said, adding it will take time to dislodge the terrorists, especially from urban areas. But our coalition is on the offensive. ISIL is on the defensive, and ISIL is going to lose, he said. The initial reaction to.
Dear President Obama: Americans Are No Longer.
President Obama has gone to the US Congress to ask for a military authorisation for the use of force against Syria after its international-norm-breaking use of chemical weapons against its own people.. No matter how defensible the plan for military action in Syria might be; no matter how strong the impulse to punish the use of long-banned weapons; no matter how many assertions of limited engagement are made, Americans and their representatives in Congress��.
Althouse: Louis Farrakhan to Barack Obama: Be careful.
See the quote in the post title. He continues: Look at whats going on in your country and remember your words, because the American people are rising against their own government. Its not Muslims. Its not black people.. The War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an��.
Syria crisis: US Senate panel votes to authorize force on eve.
President Obama called for international support for military action in Syria at a news conference in Stockholm. He was en route to the G20 summit in St. Petersburg, which runs Thursday-Friday. ��� Russian president Vladimir��.
Are the US-led air strikes in Syria legal - and what does it mean if they are not?
Most western observers would accept that America is right to use military force against this hideous non-state armed group, which has committed war crimes on a mass scale, displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians, and plunged the region into crisis.
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Top US military chiefs face Congress to build support for Obama Isil strategy
Obama did ask Congress to authorise a program to train and arm vetted Syrian rebels battling the Islamic State group and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, a program that got a boost on Monday as House Republicans pushed to authorise the.
Obamas ISIL Speech And His Whole Foreign Policy: What A.
Obamas ���argument��� that Islamic State wasnt ���Islamic��� because most of their victims have been Muslim runs afoul of this very simple historic reality: by his ���reasoning��� there havent been any ���Muslims��� or any ���Islam��� since at least 656 AD ��� when the very first Shiites.. As a U.S. senator from Illinois running for president in 2007, Obama tried to prevent Bushs administration from taking any military action against Iran unless it was explicitly authorized by Congress.
Britain prepares for airstrikes in Iraq - as it happened
There were 42 MPs who voted against the motion outright, plus Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) who abstained by voting in both lobbies.. He told Sky News: ���We have been supplying humanitarian aid, we have been delivering ammunition and arms and.
Syria crisis: White House says Russian plan very explicit.
In a televised speech Barack Obama said he would delay plans for military strikes to give time for an agreement with Syria on surrendering its arsenal of chemical weapons. Matthew Weaver and Tom McCarthy. Wednesday��.
Obama Not Asking Congress Permission on Iraq - Roll Call
President Barack Obama told the top congressional leaders Wednesday that he doesnt think he needs Congress permission to act in Iraq.. Obamas Democrats Wary of Military Action in Iraq �� Obama Could.. The TEA PARTY is the only hope this COUNTRY has left against leaches like you... The GOP has watched Barry and Co urinate all over America and its people and figure they can do it to and why shouldnt they.. for centuries until the British ended it.
Obama to reveal Isis strategy ��� but pledges no Iraq war.
Barack Obama will announce a new US game plan for an offensive against Islamic State (Isis) this week, the US president said on Sunday as efforts to build an international coalition against the extremists made progress.. David Cameron will brief MPs on the outcome of the Nato summit before a full-day debate on Wednesday which will give MPs a chance to discuss but not vote on any specific form of military action.. Watch out Bash, they are coming to get ya.
Barack Obama: hypocrite or realist?
Well it depends who you ask, including the President.. For example, back in 2013, when Bashar al-Assad embarrassed Mr Obama by using chemical weapons in defiance of the presidents red line, Mr Obama baulked at taking punitive military action.
2015 State of the Union: transcript
In fact, at every moment of economic change throughout our history, this country has taken bold action to adapt to new circumstances, and to make sure everyone gets a fair shot. We set up worker protections, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid to.
Yemen Crumbles, Iraq Stumbles, America Fumbles.writes.
There are some 60 States in the American-led coalition pledged to degrading and destroying Islamic State ��� but only 21 ��� regarded as ���key members��� were at the Conference in London on 22 January ��� which UK Foreign Minister Philip Hammond. How long will it take Obama to understand that Islamic State can only be comprehensively defeated by military action undertaken on the ground by a properly equipped and authorised United Nations international force?
Obama writes rare letter to Irans Ayatollah about joint fight against Isil
Mr Obama authorised a US-led air campaign against Islamic State fighters in Iraq in August and expanded the mission the following month to neighboring Syria. The US is taking action alongside several other nations, including a handful of regional partners.
Networks Defend Obama as Critics Pounced and Took Too.
Leading the way was NBCs Today, where co-host Matt Lauer told NBC News political director and moderator of Meet the Press Chuck Todd that ���[c]ritics pounced��� when Obama made that remark and wondered if they took ���his. [ON-SCREEN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: The Telegraph - ���Barack Obama Talks Down Prospect of Imminent Strikes in Syria,��� The Wall Street Journal - ���Obama Says No Plans for Imminent Escalation of Operations Against Islamic State,�����.
Russia risks Soviet-style collapse as rouble defence fails
It is president Vladimir Putins decision to make. The aim is to sharpen the choice that he faces, it said. President Barack Obama will not veto a law passed by Congress imposing a raft of new sanctions against Russia, even though he warned.
No time to lose to combat threat of Islamic State as countries sign up to.
President Fran��ois Hollande of France issued the warning as he hosted a conference in Paris ��� a meeting seen as a crucial step towards building a broad international coalition to fight the movement, which styles itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the.
Russian, Chinese, US, British ships mass off Syria | Jews for.
Obamas decision on Saturday to ask Congress to authorise military action against Syria lifted the threat last week of immediate strikes against Assads government. Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel was prepared for ���every��.
US military considers sending combat troops to battle Isis forces in Iraq
The top-ranking officer in the American military said on Thursday that the US is actively considering the direct use of troops in the toughest upcoming fights against the Islamic State (Isis) in Iraq, less than a week after Barack Obama doubled troop.
Why Barack Obama authorised military action in Iraq
Why Barack Obama authorised military action in Iraq. By Tom Rogan. And so, following a long day of consultations with his national security team, the President announced that American military forces have returned to operations in Iraq.. Isis has.
Has America decided it must work with Assad to defeat Isil?
Indeed, the US special envoy for the campaign against Isil, General John Allen, has already implied this intent in remarks to an Arabic newspaper on 25 October: the ���intent is not to create a field force that can liberate Damascus��� but to ensure the.
David Cameron must win allies at home to fight Isil abroad
Asked at a press conference in Berlin whether Britain would support American air strikes against Isil targets in Syria, Mr Hammond said he was ���very clear��� RAF planes would not be carrying out operations inside the country. Within hours, Mr. No 10.
Navy Seal who shot Osama bin Laden under investigation for leaking secrets
He was awarded two Silver Stars - the militarys third highest honor - as well as four Bronze Stars with Valor. He was the lead jumper on the Maersk Alabama, the ship taken over by Somali pirates, whose rescue turned into the Oscar-winning movie.
Obama: I Do Not Need Congressional Approval To Go To War
In what has become a mantra for this Administration, Obama reportedly told members of Congress that he does not need congressional approval to unleash a comprehensive military campaign against the Islamic State.. We have been discussing the growing concerns over President Barack Obamas series of unilateral actions in ordering agencies not to enforce law, effectively rewriting laws, and moving hundreds of millions of dollars from appropriated purposes to��.
Barack Obama to authorise US air strikes against Isil in Syria
Speaking a year after he was forced to postpone an unwinnable vote in Congress to authorise air strikes against the Assad regime for its use of chemical weapons, the White House indicated that Mr Obama would not seek formal Congressional authorisation .
Richard Carrier Blogs: Is Obama a War Criminal?
As to U.S. law, Congress passed the War Powers Act in 1973 which specifically gives the President full power and authority to attack anyone anywhere for almost any reason without asking Congress first and without requiring any.. Indeed, that Obamas action against Libya was a good idea is already evident from the fact of nearly everyone, in both parties at home and every nation abroad (even Arab nations), who complained he wasnt doing it--until he did, then��.
Iraq crisis: Obama announces increase in US military aid to.
President Obama said in a speech at the White House earlier today that the US would deploy up to 300 military advisers to Iraq, but he said American forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq.. Iraqi security forces continued to struggle against Isis for control of the Baiji oil refinery in northern Iraq.. As President Obama considers his options and consults with Congress, I ask my fellow Americans calling for immediate military action: who do you wanna bomb?