Sunday, September 1, 2013

Obama to Syria... On Second Thought

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/01/obama-syria-congress_n_3850848.html

David Espo wrote "Obama Seeks Approval From Congress For Syria Strike" in  light of important recent events. President Barack H. Obama and his administration has been pushing for military intervention against Syria for quite some time. Until the evening of Friday, August 30, it was highly expected for the President to make the call, but after discussion among his closest aides he recanted his previous decision and seeker approval from Congress. The President of the United States, according to the Constitution, is the commander-in-chief; therefore, the President did not have to make this move. However, politically speaking it is in-genius. Congressional support transcends to American and bi-partisan support. This move is no doubt calculated to ensure that President Obama will get the votes, but there is a chance that Congress will reject Obama's proposed draft as fast as the Parliament of the United Kingdom denied Prime Minister Cameron's. Besides unclear domestic support, there is almost no international support. Except for France backing the United States, no major country supports the decisions, they condone it. Specifically from Russia, The United States faces harsh international criticism. The projected death toll by the United States of the chemical attacks was proven to be double the death toll reported by a third party health organization in Syria. There is no telling what the right move for the United States is. This move must consist of action against moral and ethical violations of human rights, not the political agenda of the elite to wage war in an already conflicted region.

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