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""I put it before Congress because I could not honestly claim that the threat posed by Assad's use of chemical weapons on innocent civilians and women and children posed an imminent, direct threat to the United States," he said in his remarks at the end of the summit."
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/06/obama-alliance-assad-chemical-weapons
Obama cannot say this and then disregard a no vote, if I understand your war powers act.
Autumn
(44,756 posts)rec
arcane1
(38,613 posts)kentuck
(110,950 posts)And I expect him to say as much in his speech Tuesday evening. He will abide by the vote of the Congress. They are the voice of the people.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)that statement makes it sound like the attack won't happen.
Hydra
(14,459 posts)But it will be back here again. Count on it.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)He has the War Powers and this democracy thing is just an Act
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)fuck it, nevermind.
indepat
(20,899 posts)which requires relief.