http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic...seeking-congressional-authorization-on-syria/ “Under the Constitution, the responsibility to declare war lies with Congress. We are glad the president is seeking authorization for any military action in Syria in response to serious, substantive questions being raised. In consultation with the president, we expect the House to consider a measure the week of September 9th. This provides the president time to make his case to Congress and the American people,” the House Republican leadership, including House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., wrote in a joint statement. Mitch McConnel also supported this statement. Its good to know that the Congressional GOP leaders want Obama to do the right thing.
Agreed, and this wont go down party lines either so it will be an interesting couple of weeks. A lot international players have stake in this game. Frankly I keep think back to the Balkans in 1914. And we all know how that finished
