A week after Obama’s State of the Union address Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took a procedural step known as Rule 14 and put a measure on the floor and introduced a refashioned AUMF (Authorization for Use of Military Force) written by the Republican neocon Sen. Lindsey Graham.
In November Graham spelled out the details of his AUMF:
I’m going to introduce an authorization to use military force against ISIL that is not limited by time, geography or means. We only have two choices regarding ISIL—fight them in their backyard or fight them in ours. I choose to fight them in their backyard.
At the time it was said Graham’s AUMF had little chance of making it to the Senate floor, but that changed last week when McConnell used Rule 14 which bypasses the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Graham’s authorization would not rule out the use of ground troops and would not have time or geographic limitations.
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King of the U.S. , maybe King of the world ?
ReplyDeleteThe muslims do say they will rule the world. I assume they need a king now.
7:43 So? The republicans are the ones forcing it... but, that's none of my business.
ReplyDeleteThis law will keep Obama in the White House longer. map
ReplyDeleteMcConnell, Graham and Obama should be arrested for treason. The government was set up with three working branches of separate power for a reason, so this wouldn't happen.
ReplyDelete7:34 - There is very little difference between the parties in Washington! The republicans have done nothing to stop the democrats and this is no different. But you already know that.
ReplyDeleteRepublicans show what they do when they are in charge.
ReplyDeleteSomebody outline for me how they intend to eliminate radical Islam when some of those factions are the very governments of recognized nations.
ReplyDeleteToo many Left wing progressives rioting and shooting people.
ReplyDeleteTreason.
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine that type of power in the hands of either of the present gop candidates for president? God help us all.
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