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War Criminal Pelosi has emerged as the strongest supporter of Obama’s plan.
Democratic Congress Women and leader of the Democrats in Congress who covered up water torture is now the strongest supporter for bombing Syria.
War Criminal Pelosi has emerged as the strongest supporter of Obama’s plan.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-obama-takes-syria-decision-to-congress-approval-for-attack-is-far-from-clear-cut/2013/08/31/ec0a9c08-1272-11e3-85b6-d27422650fd5_story_1.html
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has emerged as the strongest supporter of Obama’s plan.
“Military action in response to Assad’s reckless use of deadly gas that is limited in scope and duration, without boots on the ground, is in our national security interest and in furtherance of regional stability and global security,” Pelosi said in a statement, referring to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Pelosi has demonstrated an ability to deliver votes when the Obama administration has needed them, but other Democrats said Syria will be a tougher sell because many still feel stung by the Iraq war votes 11 years ago.
“The shadow of Iraq is the dominant influence for most members,” said Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.). Connolly said he is also concerned with historic parallels to massacres in the 1990s that did not get a forceful response. “Syria is not Iraq, and Obama is not Bush,” he said. “No one is contemplating an invasion of Syria. The appropriate analogies are Bosnia-Kosovo-Serbia and Rwanda. The tug of historical analogies is a powerful force in foreign policy.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-obama-takes-syria-decision-to-congress-approval-for-attack-is-far-from-clear-cut/2013/08/31/ec0a9c08-1272-11e3-85b6-d27422650fd5_story_1.html
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has emerged as the strongest supporter of Obama’s plan.
“Military action in response to Assad’s reckless use of deadly gas that is limited in scope and duration, without boots on the ground, is in our national security interest and in furtherance of regional stability and global security,” Pelosi said in a statement, referring to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Pelosi has demonstrated an ability to deliver votes when the Obama administration has needed them, but other Democrats said Syria will be a tougher sell because many still feel stung by the Iraq war votes 11 years ago.
“The shadow of Iraq is the dominant influence for most members,” said Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.). Connolly said he is also concerned with historic parallels to massacres in the 1990s that did not get a forceful response. “Syria is not Iraq, and Obama is not Bush,” he said. “No one is contemplating an invasion of Syria. The appropriate analogies are Bosnia-Kosovo-Serbia and Rwanda. The tug of historical analogies is a powerful force in foreign policy.”
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-...
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Barbara Lee's letter asked for congressional approval, a disaster if there is a formal declaration of war on the Syrian government as all opposition will be treason. There is not likely to be such a declaration but there is likely to be another staged pretext and there is likely to be congressional approval with some War Powers Act as the entire US Congress is completely reactionary. For more on the fascist war criminal, Nancy Pelosi, see
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/08/31/18742424.php
My own suspicion is Obama was finally stopped by the Russian bear, which appears to have finally awoken from hibernation. Russia sent 2 warships to the Mediterranean, and of course, they geographically border the Middle East. Putin is now demanding Obama show proof of any provocation by the Syrian government. The Russians are of course concerned about encirclement. We all know that if the Soviet Union existed, there would have been no illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq. We shall see what happens next but there is one thing we know for sure: The American economy is in a Great Depression and getting worse daily as it cannot sustain a war machine. The Bolshevik Revolution ended WW1 as the Tsar could no longer feed troops and maintain a functioning society.