Obama: I will seek authorization from Congress

We have the necessary assets in the region, says Obama, and can strike whenever we choose.

“But having made my decision… based on what I am convinced are our national security interests,” Obama says he has made “a second decision” — to seek authorization from Congress.

In other words, the strike is several days off, at least.

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