Voting in the House - Syria Crisis 4

CNN - Politics: Reports on how the House looks at the present, as of now and today, there are 258 House members who have not made their mind up, 85 are a No, 26 a Yes, and 64 are Not known. 

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This is an excellent political tool folks, check it out till the vote, lets see how good the Obama White House at getting that magic 218 to win.  We shall see folks. 

US Senate Committee Passes WAR Resolution - Syria Crisis 3

BBC News: Reports that US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has passed the Syrian War Resolution by 10 - 7.  The Resolution allows President Obama to have a 90 day War but with no ground troops. 

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Thus folks lets see how the White House operation is when it comes to getting votes on the Hill, by its past record not great, but with Senator McCain on board it should be easier to get the Senate to pass the Resolution, also some House Republicans should also come across,  Republicans might not trust President Obama, but when it comes to the matter of WAR it is hard to argue with the the Vietnam War hero Senator McCain.   But as stated a NO vote is safe for Republicans and a lot of liberal Democrats, thus the Oval has its work cut out, its not over folks, far from it, more arms need to be twisted folks, that is politics. 

McCain and the Syrian War - Syria Crisis 2

Guardian - US/Syria Live: Reports in its 8.08pm post on two amendments by Senator McCain to the US Senate's Syria Resolution, the post states the following, " The changes would seem to expand – perhaps significantly – the scope of the prospective American military campaign. In particular the second amendment flatly states "It is the policy of the United States to change the momentum on the battlefield in Syria.".

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Thus if the Congressional resolution is tough the Oval will need more Republicans, the liberal base of the Democratic Party will not support a long term War, after Iraq and Afghanistan the US voter and parts of the US political establishment is very tired of constant war, the hard struggle will be in the House, its safe for House Republicans to vote NO, the Party base does not trust the Oval, also there is mistrust that the Oval will not follow through with any promises on Syrian policy.  On the Democratic side extreme liberals and those that oppose any military action will come under pressure not to vote yes, as the left thinks that the US should be building at home not abroad.    We shall see if the White House can count better than UK PM Cameron.   

The World of Obama and Reality - Syria Crisis

Today President Obama in Sweden stated the following, " First of all, I didn’t set a red line; the world set a red line.  The world set a red line when governments representing 98 percent of the world’s population said the use of chemical weapons are abhorrent and passed a treaty forbidding their use even when countries are engaged in war. 

Congress set a red line when it ratified that treaty.  Congress set a red line when it indicated that -- in a piece of legislation titled the Syria Accountability Act -- that some of the horrendous things that are happening on the ground there need to be answered for.

And so when I said in a press conference that my calculus about what’s happening in Syria would be altered by the use of the chemical weapons, which the overwhelming consensus of humanity says is wrong, that wasn’t something I just kind of made up.  I didn’t pluck it out of thin air.  There’s a reason for it.  That’s point number one.

Point number two -- my credibility is not on the line.  The international community’s credibility is on the line.  And America and Congress’s credibility is on the line because we give lip service to the notion that these international norms are important. ".

Either President Obama is having a memory lapse or he thinks the rest of the WORLD is thick, you never say something that is NOT TRUE and is on film.   You do not play about with foreign policy, those Republicans in the House who might think of voting for the Syrian resolution will now wonder if Obama is serious about taking action, or is seeking to shift the blame if Syria goes wrong.  The above words could have cost the Oval a Syrian Resolution passed by Congress.