Obama expected to speak in about 15 minutes.

[Just Saying]

It will be interesting to see what the President has to say after SOS Kerry's impassioned speech.

[avaistheone1]

1. Feel like I'm fixing to die

[Marrah_G]

2. ugh

[Cali_Democrat]

3. Looks like America is going it alone.

If Kerry's speech is any indication.

[geek tragedy]

4. "We are going to engage in a foolish military adventure that has no possibility of succeeding.

We commit this awful, horrendous error in judgment, with disastrous consequences, because it is the right thing to do, and because we are required to do something this stupid. The world can always count on the United States to commit grave strategic errors that harm our security and international stability when the situation calls for it.

God bless America. Now watch this drive."

[alsame]

5. From the Oval, per MSNBC. Uh oh. nt

[KoKo]

7. Oh...crap..

[malaise]

6. Call back Congress

let them vote.

[KittyWampus]

9. Why couldn't Congress release a statement after the meeting last night? At the very least. Damn.

[alsame]

10. They don't want to be part of this

decision - and then they can blame Obama for not consulting them. Win-Win for Congress.

[KittyWampus]

11. cowardly, opportunistic worms.

[Just Saying]

24. + 1,000,000

[avaistheone1]

13. Moreover I suspect they are even more reluctant because many members are up for re-election in

November. Remember it is about them, not about us.

[Cali_Democrat]

16. This do-nothing Congress?

[malaise]

18. Yep - expose them

It's their fugging job.

[Cali_Democrat]

19. I think they'll be more content to do nothing

and criticize Obama for anything he does.

If he attacks Syria, they will criticize. If he doesn't attack Syria, they will criticize.

Them voting on Syria would put them in the awkward position of having to actually take a position and they don't want to do that.

[Just Saying]

25. Exactly right.

He's damned if he does, damned if he doesn't.

All the more reason for him to make a smart choice that's about more than politics!

[DevonRex]

20. Congress can come back any old time it wants to do its job.

I haven't seen any sign of them wanting to do anything but flap their lips. Some signed a letter. But they don't have to wait for President Obama to call them back. Co-equal branches of government, you know.

[malaise]

22. They don't want to take a position on anything

Do nothing all the time.

[DevonRex]

23. Perfect assessment. nt

[KittyWampus]

8. If the USA bombs Syria it will blow back.

[Just Saying]

26. I'm afraid it will escalate the civil war

And lead to an attack on Israel which is likely to draw us farther into the conflict. I don't want to see more civilians or American soldiers die. And maybe it's cold, but I don't want to finance more war.

[spanone]

12. so many psychics on du....who knew?

[MNBrewer]

27. Don't let your "Peace" icons get in the way of your support of the war...

Might think about replacing them.

[spanone]

28. you put words in my mouth that aren't there. how kind. don't let my icon piss you off.

[The Link]

14. blah blah blah thug blah blah evildoer blah blah held accountable

[winter is coming]

15. If he wants to hold some evildoers accountable, he doesn't have to go all the way

to Syria to accomplish that mission.

[KoKo]

17. MSNBC...says it will be just a Q&A with with President of Latvia....

Guess he will take questions about Syria from the Press.

[alsame]

21. Oh good, that explains why

it's from the Oval. Thx

[deaniac21]

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