04-11-2018, 09:01 AM
(04-10-2018, 11:31 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: When has the president gone to congress? The last was bush for 9-11 they have been using that since. Obama just used that as an excuse.
In all seriousness, while the AUMF against terrorists is broad, I don't see it as broad enough to authorize force for attacking Assad for gassing his own people. I know there is a lot of talk about revisiting it because of the length of time and the way it was worded, but even with that it isn't going to cover Assad. I find the fact that it has been used for the fight against ISIS to be extraordinary (though I may be incorrect that it has, if someone would let me know, that would be great).
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
