Senate committee votes to authorize war against ISIS

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday voted to authorize President Obama's war against the Islamic State group -- the first vote in Congress to explicitly grant him war powers in the U.S. battle against the militant extremists.

 

The vote was 10-8, with most Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed.

 

The committee chairman, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., said he would seek a full Senate vote on the measure before the current Congress ends, but it's more likely that the authorization will be delayed until the next, Republican-led Congress, which starts Jan. 1.

 

In the U.S. battle against IS, Obama has been relying on congressional authorizations that former President George W. Bush used to justify military action after 9/11. Critics say the White House's use of post-9/11 congressional authorizations is a legal stretch, at best. Obama has insisted that he had the legal authority to send about 3,000 U.S. troops to train and assist Iraqi security forces, and launch 1,100 airstrikes against targets in Iraq and Syria since September. More recently, the president has said that he wants a new authorization for use of military force.

 

On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry said whatever new authorization Congress passes should not limit U.S. military action to Iraq and Syria or prevent the president from deploying ground troops if he later deems them necessary. He also said that if the new authorization had a time limit, there should be a provision for it to be renewed.

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President who promised to end wars gets authorization for a new one.

[Valin]

And what about the other Jihadist groups in Syria/Iraq/Lebanon/Jordan....etc...etc...etc?

[Valin]

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President who promised to end wars gets authorization for a new one.

 

 

 

New One? Who says this is a New One?