So Obama's National Security team didn't want him to go to Congress

[bigdarryl]

Mr.President FIRE there asses.The President knew full well that if he didn't seek approval from Congress the nuts in Congress who have all the votes would call for IMPEACHMENT

[zbdent]

1. I say that Obama go to Congress, and let the Repugs say "NO!" (for, like, the 10,000th time) ...

and any deaths in Syria, of anybody, be on their heads, not Obama's ...

[seabeckind]

2. Had he taken unilateral action

it would have been an impeachable offense.

The question I have had since Nov of 2008 is why he surrounded himself with so many bad advisors. And why he listened to them.

Like convening a committee of CEOs who had worked so hard to outsource and offshore jobs to try to find a solution to the jobs problem.

Or a committee of hardline anti-social service people to try to figure out what parts of our budget need to be trimmed.

On occasion I have seen this congress do the right thing for the wrong reasons. Doesn't make up for all the things they do wrong but at least we get a little relief.

[Harmony Blue]

3. I concur

Obama's National security team is indeed feeding him bad advice. This would have made it hard on the Democratic party for mid term elections, because he is the face of the Democratic party until his term is completed. Thus, many Democrats fighting for their seats would have been in a problematic position and that is defend unilateral executive action without the consent of Congress.

Now, it makes things a lot more interesting and possibly divides the Republican party for now.

[Jeneral2885]

4. what do you expect

With Susan Rice sitting right next to him and his close friend Samantha Powers in the UN?

[karynnj]

5. They are saying that Hagel and Kerry were NOT against

the decision to go to the Senate. (Kerry was FOR getting a resolution on Libya - but there was not support. )

It seems that there was a heated discussion - with some on each side. (I think the SOD, SOS were not in the meeting as CNN said that they were called about the decision. ) It seems like you are speaking of people like Rice and Powers who have no history with Congress.

[gopiscrap]

6. Yup that's what I have been saying!

[TeamPooka]

7. FYI, the Political team didn't want it either.

[craigmatic]

8. They'll impeach the man for sneezing in public. But in theory he does have the power

to move troops around. He could do a strike pretty easily like how Clinton sent cruise missles after bin laden in 1998. He probably can't send troops in though. But let's be real here we've been arming the rebels for months so we're already involved. What's a drone strike or 2 now? We already have blood on our hands.