Post 1285 back on 7 June in a direct response to PN....was one such post.
PN,
I do not believe the President has any authority to order an Attack on the Syrian Government.....NONE.
The 1973 War Powers Act grants three options for the President in ordering our Military to attack.
1- In response to an Attack
2- To prevent an Imminent Attack
3- By authorization of Congress
Under our Constitution only Congress may Declare War.
The Syrians have not attacked us, and do not have the capability to do so, and have not threatened to do so.
In plain language, I am absolutely dead set against any attack against the Syrian Government by US Military forces.
I think there are many other options and considerations that need to take place first that would both be far more effective, less costly in lives (ours and theirs), and would be better received by the World community and the Islamic Nations and Peoples than an Attack of any kind.
Right now....the American People by an 8-1 or 9-1 margin agree with my position.
It is only the political elite in this country that are pushing for this War.
Or....back on 4 Sep.....
AK.....that is exactly my point....or hoped you would understand that was anyway.
Exactly....what the hell have the Syrians done to the United States of America.....that gives us the right to Attack them?
That is the thrust of my arguments for the past ten days...to two weeks.
I wrote the first part somewhat tongue in cheek trying to suggest that if we as a Nation decide to wage War....then we as a Nation....should gear up for it....go on a Total War footing. Mobilize the Reserves, start conscription, convert our manufacturing to strictly military goods and only those absolutely necessary consumer goods, enact rationing, and then....focus our every effort on wreaking havoc upon the Enemy whoever and where ever they are.
Here is a video of yesterdays Senate Hearings....actually one small segment.
General Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs (sounds of spitting heard), was unable to answer the question "What is our Objective for this Attack the President wants us to authorize (or words to that effect)?". His response....."I don't know.".
Kerry, Hagel, and Dempsey made like the Three Stooges yesterday....and they are Obama's A-Team?
Rand Paul's Epic Showdown with John Kerry - Fox Nation
One key comment by Senator Paul.....he mentions "Not one American has told me they support a Military Attack of any kind on Syria!".
My Democrat Senator's Facebook page had over 500 posts on it....and less than five offered any support for an attack and none called outright for an attack.
The American People are not for this....not at all....it is the Democrat Party Party and the Obama Regime pushing for it. Most Democrats shall vote for the Resolution Authorizing the Attack simply because they cannot bear to see Obama embarrassed over this. He fecked it up when he made the Red Line comments, did not start developing a Coalition, did not take it to foreign leaders, and then Assad opted for the "Or Else" and Obama was caught flat footed between bases. Right now he is doing that old Baseball Run Down thing....and no matter how he tries....he is going to lose....either in Congress or in the eyes of the American People.
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If you go way back to the very early few pages you will see where I opined that at the end of Gulf War I, we should have road marched our Army to the Med and loaded it on Ships there.....removing Assad on our way through Syria. Had we done that....we would have accomplished what Obama seems to be trying to do now but we would have had all of the assets we needed on hand and an Army that was finely honed for Combat.
It would have been just as wrong then as the proposed Attack today is....but perhaps would have met with far less resistance both at home and abroad.
I have wondered how things would be today in the Region had we done that back in the mid -90's and how it would have turned out re Egypt, Libya, and Lebanon.