Trump has authority for military action in Syria -U.S. House Speaker Ryan

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS APRIL 12, 2018 / 12:14 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday the United Sates has an obligation to lead an international response to a suspected chemical attack in Syria and President Donald Trump has the authority to use military force.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “and his enablers, Tehran and Moscow, have committed another mass atrocity. ... I think the U.S. has an obligation to lead an international response to hold people accountable for that,” Ryan told reporters.

He said it was not necessary for the U.S. Congress to give Trump a new authorization to use military force because the existing one “gives him the authority he needs to do what he may or may not do.”

Reporting by Richard Cowan; Writing by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by David Alexander


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-congress/trump-has-authority-for-military-action-in-syria-u-s-house-speaker-ryan-idUSKBN1HJ2OR

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[niyad]

1. do you plan on being in the forefront of the response, paulie boy?

[Gamecock Lefty]

2. Say it, Ryan. The Prez only needs Congressional approval when it's a Dem in the White House.

Otherwise - anything goes.

[Docreed2003]

3. Funny...I seem to remember a different opinion during the previous presidency

[SoCalMusicLover]

4. Clinton DOES NOT Have Authority For Military Action In Syria

Congress is filled with a bunch of Fuckheads, who will NEVER EVER agree on anything.

PARTY FIRST for the repubs, all the way.

If this were Hillary Clinton, Shithead Ryan would say the EXACT OPPOSITE.

FUCK HIM!

[TranssexualKaren]

5. Coward!!!

If our system was working as it was designed it would be congress that declared war. They’ve given this up not because it’s militarily expedient but because it is politically safer...FUCKING COWARDS!!!!!!

[videohead5]

6. Republicans threatened

To impeach Obama if he bombed Syria.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. +1000

[Cold War Spook]

7. I don't think that Congress has actually declared war since WWII.

They have been giving the President the right for limited action. If the President is in the same party as Congress, that means forever. If the President isn't in the same party as Congress that means not quite forever.

[yallerdawg]

8. US Constitution.

Applies only to Democrats and Democratic policies.

Of course.

[Rainbow Droid]

9. Love those United Sates.

Error is in article, not OP. Thanks Reuters.

[Marie Marie]

11. In other words: Don't force me to do my job and drag me into this.

I can't stand up to this man and I don't want to be responsible for making any tough decisions on this complicated matter.

[bluestarone]

12. Is Ryan suggesting tRUMP can use military force against Russia?

They support ASSAD!!!!!!