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Saturday, August 31, 2013
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Would Obama act if Congress said no?
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCNN is debating whether, if Congress says no, Obama could still use force. Key question: Why would you have this vote if you were prepared to ignore it.
Consensus seems to be that he would not go ahead if Congress says no.
Word is that the Obama address was broadcast live on Syrian state TV — where his comments about the readiness to act being effective even “a month from now” might have been received with interest.
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