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Obama Seeks Approval by Congress for Strike in Syria


Obama Seeks Approval by Congress for Strike in Syria

President Obama abruptly changed course by asking lawmakers, who are not due to return to town for more than a week, to give him ...

Obama debates seeking congressional approval to launch airstrikes ...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama faces a familiar question as he contemplates airstrikes in Syria: Should Congress have a say in his ...

Obama sought congressional approval for 2013 military intervention ...

Obama sought congressional approval for 2013 military intervention in Syria ... After a sarin gas attack in a Damascus suburb in August 2013, then ...

Obama To Seek Congressional Approval For Action Against Syria

President Obama said Saturday he had decided that the U.S. should take military action against Syria in response to its use of chemical weapons, ...

Obama seeks Syria strike with Congress' approval - CBS News

President Obama announces he has decided to launch a military strike on Syria - and that he will seek congressional approval to do so.

Obama delays strike against Syria to seek Congress approval

President Barack Obama stepped back from the brink on Saturday and delayed an imminent military strike against Syria to seek approval from ...

Obama urges strikes on Syria, but will seek approval from Congress

President Obama said Saturday that the U.S. “should take military action” against Syria in response to a chemical weapons attack perpetrated by ...

Strike against Syria? Obama backs it, but wants Congress to vote

President Obama said the U.S.”should take military action against Syrian targets” over alleged chemical weapons use, but he'll seek ...

President Obama Seeks Congressional Approval for Syria Action

President Obama announced today that the US should pursue military intervention against the regime of Bashar al-Assad for use of chemical ...

US attack on Syria delayed after surprise U-turn from Obama

The surprise came when Obama said that he had made a second decision: to seek the approval of Congress before launching any strikes. The ...

Obama seeks Syria action, congressional approval - POLITICO

But before acting, Obama will ask for congressional approval for a “limited” bombing campaign against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, ...

Obama: 'U.S. will take military action against Syria' President seeks ...

President Obama said he would strike, but also that he will seek authorization for the use of force from Congress.

Obama Seeks Congress Approval For Syria Strike - RFE/RL

President Barack Obama has asked the U.S. Congress to approve military strikes against the Syrian government over the alleged use of chemical weapons.

President Obama seeking lawmakers' approval for Syria strike

WASHINGTON (AP) — Delaying what had loomed as an imminent strike, President Barack Obama abruptly announced Saturday he will seek ...

Obama asks Congress to OK strike on Syria - USA Today

WASHINGTON — President Obama said on Saturday that he was ready to take military action against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime in ...

Obama says U.S. will take military action against Syria, pending ...

President Obama put on hold Saturday a plan to attack Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons, arguing that the United States had a ...

Transcript: President Obama asks Congress to vote on Syria strike

Editor's Note: President Obama said Saturday that the U.S. should take action against Syria for its use of chemical weapons but that he has ...

Obama seeks Congress vote on Syria military strikes - France 24

President Barack Obama stepped back from the brink on Saturday and delayed an imminent military strike against Syria to seek approval from the ...

Obama Asks Congress To Approve Action On Syria - NPR

But in an about-face, Obama has decided to first seek a vote in Congress authorizing a military strike. It's a gamble. While approval from ...

Growing Bipartisan Coalition Urges Obama to Seek Congressional ...

Growing Bipartisan Coalition Urges Obama to Seek Congressional Authorization for Syrian Strike ... A growing bipartisan coalition in Congress came ...