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    One year and one war later: Still no vote from Congress on military action

One year and one war later: Still no vote from Congress on military action

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It has now been more than a year since the US began military action against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. Since the war began, President Obama has repeatedly requested that Congress give the authority for the action, but Congress has made little progress in that direction. Ryan C. Hendrickson places most of the blame for Congressional inaction […]

August 12th, 2015|Justice and Domestic Affairs, Ryan C. Hendrickson|0 Comments|
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Now that Congress will decide on intervention in Syria, its leaders have moved to support Obama’s plans for military action.

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Earlier this week, President Obama announced that he would ask for a Congressional vote on any potential military intervention in Syria. Ryan C. Hendrickson writes that Congress did not force Obama to seek legislative approval, and that even before the announcement many of Congress’s key leaders had already fallen in line with the President’s desire for a military strike. Now, […]

September 5th, 2013|Ryan C. Hendrickson, US foreign affairs and the North American neighbourhood|1 Comment|
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