Obama has sent the question on military intervention in Syria off to Congress for a vote, which we expect the week of September 9.
John Kerry and Chuck Hagel are now out lobbying members of Congress to give approval for a strike, but, ask Politico, what if the answer is ‘No’?
if the White House doesn’t think it needs Congress, but Obama just wanted to be a nice guy, will it launch a Syria intervention even if lawmakers turn one down? Or what if the Hill authorizes something less than what Obama wants?
The article goes on to ask 4 other pertinent questions:
- What is the White House’s endgame after bombing?
- Is the Pentagon still skeptical about intervention?
- What are the risks of delay?
- What does success look like?