Other than that, it was a good layout of where he is and what he wants to do.
It will be interesting to see if Congressional Republicans in the House Majority decide to give him the AUMF he is asking for. It will be interesting to see if they are too dumb to handle the Domestic Politics of this, or if they will tell the idiot contingent "ok, you've had your fun, now it's about global stability and the quite Republican Idea that if a President wants a War (as follows the GOP Neo-con. idea of the Unitary Executive), he pretty much gets one, so sit down and shut up. I bet they won't though...I bet they have so LOST CONTROL of their own tea-party dog that going out into the street to bring it back into the house will likely get them bit lol.
But Dems can't fuck around with this either...either you believe in a unilateral Executive or you DON'T...If I were in the Congress, I think my position would be something akin to
"You get the UNSecurity Council to set the terms of engagement, and the targets to be destroyed, and we will tell you this is a thing you an do." If it's an international problem this thing here what Syria went and did, then it has an INTERNATIONAL solution, and will require INTERNATIONAL Consensus.
I think it was a pretty good position speech on a pretty serious topic of discussion right now. I also think he should have quit talking at 7minutes30seconds, as it raises a bunch of questions that I think he might not want the International Community to actually go ahead and answer.
Other than that, I'm proud of the man I voted for today. Its been a few weeks since I have been able to say that regarding actual POLICY Positions, so I'm not unhappy.
Just my two cents, replies/critics are welcom as always, and Peace.
ON EDIT: Upon further reflection, I'm struck by the idea that this could raise a more meta-type debate about the Unitary Executive:
Either you accept that it is a Thing that actually exists (in the very best-est Nixionan sense) or you DO NOT...Either you believe that PRESIDENT Obama has the OFFICE(al) Power to put Hellfire Missiles where He wants, when He wants, and if Congress gets told about it, then we'll consider that a Professional Courtesy, OR George Bush engaged in the commencement of an Illegal War of Agression, because he didn't think he NEEDED Constitutional approval (a Declared WAR), and the AUMF he DID get was more of the aforementioned "Professional Courtesy".
And it will be interesting to see if the Professional Class of Bush-loving CONservatives in America figure that out, it will be equally as interesting to see if the Obama-hating 'Baggers FINALLY decide that Hating President Obama really is MORE important to them then defending President Jr; I want to see if they are actually willing to throw Dim Son under the bus, just to "get" Obama.
I don't think they will, and I don't think they will have to, as I don't think this President will openly defy Congress (aren't THEY lucky)...as he said himself we can kill syrian targets pretty much when we want to, there's not a window that will close on the opportunity that would compel him to act outside of Constitutional Authority.
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