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Obama Seeks Approval by Congress for Strike in Syria

President Obama abruptly changed course on Saturday and postponed a military strike against the Syrian government in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack.

Obama debates seeking congressional approval to launch airstrikes ...

President Barack Obama faces a familiar question as he contemplates airstrikes in Syria: Should Congress have a say in his decision?

Obama to seek congressional authorization to fight Islamic State

Six months after beginning airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, President Obama asked Congress on Wednesday to approve ...

Obama To Seek Congressional Approval For Action Against Syria

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

Garamendi Commends President Obama for Seeking ...

Garamendi today commended President Barack Obama for seeking Congressional authorization before engaging in military action in Syria.

Obama sought congressional approval for 2013 military intervention ...

After a sarin gas attack in a Damascus suburb in August 2013, then-President Barack Obama sought authorization for the use of military force ...

Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the ... - Wikipedia

a United States Senate Joint Resolution that would have authorized President Barack Obama to use the American military to intervene in the ongoing Syrian Civil ...

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.

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 ...

Obama's Dual View of War Power Seeks Limits and Leeway

In seeking authorization for a campaign against ISIS, President Obama took the unusual step of asking Congress to restrict the ability of ...

WATCH: 'I will seek authorization for the use of force,' Obama says

President Obama said Saturday that the United States should take action on Syria but that he would seek congressional approval before ...

Obama, Not Bush, Is the Master of Unilateral War - The New Republic

President Barack Obama pulled back from his announced plans to use unilateral military force against Syria and stated that he would instead seek Congress's ...

Letter from the President -- Authorization for the Use of United States ...

As part of this strategy, U.S. military forces are conducting a systematic campaign of airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq and Syria. Although ...

Obama Seeks Authorization From Congress to Fight IS - VOA News

Proposal would limit military operations against Islamist militants to three years, bar use of US troops in 'enduring offensive ground ...

Obama Seeks Authorization for Use of Force Against ISIL

President Barack Obama called on Congress to authorize the use of military force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

If Obama wants to keep bombing ISIS, he must get Congress ...

The answer is clear: Without a vote, there can be no war against ISIS. Without proper authorization, President Obama cannot legally pursue military action.

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 will seek authorization from Congress before any military ...

President Barack Obama addressed the nation Saturday, saying he will ask the US Congress to authorize military action against Syria, lifting the ...

Obama seeks Syria action, congressional approval - POLITICO

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

Obama to seek new authorization for fight against Islamic State

President Obama said Wednesday that he will ask Congress for new authority to combat the Islamic State, replacing the administration's ...