Quote Originally Posted by quimbian corholla
Only Congress has the authority to start a war except in cases of emergency threats to the USA and it's hard to see how a Syrian civil war presents that.

It is also a rather clever political move by Obama, he has positioned the GOP so that they will vote against something they love or vote for something he wants, which they hate. It also puts pressure on Weepy McBoner to try to rally his caucus to actually do something.
he's doing the right thing.....and it's also a crafty political move.

obama wins again.