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       Dem's against the AUMF
       By: trollslayer Date: February 14, 2015, 4:45 pm
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       There are some of those rabid left supporters who are singing
       from the steeples that Republicans aren't happy with the AUMF as
       it is currently written and want to give Obama more power to
       fight this war.  All the while ignoring that Congress in fact
       doesn't make policy or strategy for how a war is fought.  There
       are also those rabid left supporters who seem to forget that
       this AUMF isn't popular among anyone because of the legalese and
       lack of any coherent strategy.  The recent events in Anbar
       province and Yemen should be proof enough the current "strategy"
       (or lack thereof) isn't working.  But as has always been the
       case among the "blame Bush" crowd the failure of the AUMF to
       pass as it is currently written will be the Republicans fault,
       while totally ignoring those listed in the article below.
       [quote]Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), a Marine Corps veteran and a
       member of the House Armed Services Committee, on Thursday
       signaled he would not support President Obama’s request for war
       powers to fight Islamic militants as it is currently written.
       “I am not ready to support an authorization for military force
       until the administration presents a comprehensive strategy to
       ensure long-term success,” Moulton, who served four tours in
       Iraq, said in a statement.
       “The strategy should be led by political and diplomatic efforts
       to unify and empower a local coalition to defeat [the Islamic
       State in Iraq and Syria], supported by American military
       assistance — not the other way around,” he added.
       Moulton’s statement is the latest indicator that Obama’s
       long-awaited request for a new authorization for the use of
       military force (AUMF), submitted to lawmakers on Wednesday, has
       fallen flat on Capitol Hill.
       Democrats say the resolution goes too far and could open the
       door for the reintroduction of U.S. ground forces into Iraq.
       Republicans, meanwhile, argue the request denies flexibility to
       the military.
       Moulton said the only way to defeat ISIS is for “local forces,
       supported politically by moderate regional governments, to lead
       this fight and take ownership of their own future.”[/quote]
  HTML http://thehill.com/policy/defense/232627-dem-a-marine-veteran-wont-back-obama-on-aumf
       This is just one of a growing chorus from the Democratic choir
       dissatisfied with current foreign policy.
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