Corker: Democrats do not support Obama's war powers proposal

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By DEB RIECHMANN

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says that so far, no Democrat in Congress has thrown support behind President Barack Obama's proposal for new war powers to fight Islamic State militants.

The White House must reconcile demands from Democrats who don't want another ground war with the concerns of Republicans who want that option left open.

Legislation will set up the first war vote in Congress in 13 years.

Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee said at a hearing on Wednesday that Obama's proposal has some limitations in terms of duration and the extent of military force that can be used.

FULL short breaking story at link.



FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2015, file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry talks at the State Department in Washington. On March 11, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hear from John Kerry, Defense Secretary Ash Carter and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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[valerief]

1. Dems want infrastructure jobs, not war jobs. nt

[jeff47]

3. Yes, much better to keep the AUMF with no restrictions in force.

Yeah, keeping the AUMF passed after 9/11 that lets the president wage war anywhere on the planet with no expiration date is totally going to rein in wars.

[Renew Deal]

7. I agree

I don't think they need a new authorization.

[jeff47]

8. They do if they want an expiration date and geographic restrictions. (nt)

[Renew Deal]

9. I agree

I wonder if it's Obama's way of getting the old authorization off the books.

[jeff47]

10. That was the plan.

After all, this one repeals the old one.

[CountAllVotes]

2. Count this Democrat in

I am sick of all of these damned wars, sick of them. Can't Mr. President find something else to do like care for America and its people? Seems not -- Venezuela one day, Iran the next day and ISIS et al. after that.

When will WAR ever end?

I for one am sick of it and sick of those that support it.

[jeff47]

4. Then you're leaving the 9/11 AUMF in place.

That lets the president wage war anywhere on the planet, and has no expiration date.

If you want to stop the wars, you want this to pass. It repeals the 9/11 AUMF, has an expiration date and much tighter restrictions on where the fighting can occur. It starts reining in the ability of the executive branch to wage endless wars.

[CountAllVotes]

5. AUMF sucks

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Disgusting and deceptive piece of legislation as they all are.

[jeff47]

6. This bill has an explicit end.

The authorization in this bill is time-limited.

Leaving the AUMF in force gives you wars without end.

[CountAllVotes]

11. more deception

to keep you IMO.

KILL THE BILLS TO FUND ALL WARS. Period.