You don't need anything or anyone. You are the smartest guy in the room. And you prove it often.

But Obama never really needed Congressional approval in the first place. The War Powers Act is pretty vague on stuff like this, and retaliatory strikes have been ordered by Presidents without consulting Congress. Case in point: Obama never sought nor got Congressional approval for the Libya operation, which was of far greater scope and extent than what would have likely been the case for a Syria strike. Obama painted himself into a corner with going to Congress in the first place. My guess is that he thought it was a done deal, but was stymied when he couldn't even count on support in the Senate, which was controlled by the Democrats at the time.

its dishonest to say that obama would not have striked syria.

But Obama never really needed Congressional approval in the first place. The War Powers Act is pretty vague on stuff like this, and retaliatory strikes have been ordered by Presidents without consulting Congress.

If Obama had acted on his own and bypassed Congress again to strike Syria, the outrage would have been for the abuse of Executive power. If he doesn't act at all, he is seen as weak. If he did go to Congress, he knew that the Republicans and some Democrats would defeat him.

It seems to me that he was in a bit of a box.

Case in point: Obama never sought nor got Congressional approval for the Libya operation, which was of far greater scope and extent than what would have likely been the case for a Syria strike.

I think going into Libya was a mistake and not going after Assad was a mistake but in both cases, they were not simple decisions. Trump will be judged down the road and he too will find out that hindsight is always 20/20, particularly when you are on the other side.

Well, he didn't do it.

All I can go on is that it's being said that he would have done it (like Trump did) but the fact is he didn't.

But, but, he tried!!!!

But Obama never really needed Congressional approval in the first place. The War Powers Act is pretty vague on stuff like this, and retaliatory strikes have been ordered by Presidents without consulting Congress.

If Obama had acted on his own and bypassed Congress again to strike Syria, the outrage would have been for the abuse of Executive power. If he doesn't act at all, he is seen as weak. If he did go to Congress, he knew that the Republicans and some Democrats would defeat him.

It seems to me that he was in a bit of a box.

Case in point: Obama never sought nor got Congressional approval for the Libya operation, which was of far greater scope and extent than what would have likely been the case for a Syria strike.

I think going into Libya was a mistake and not going after Assad was a mistake but in both cases, they were not simple decisions. Trump will be judged down the road and he too will find out that hindsight is always 20/20, particularly when you are on the other side.

Did Obama show an effort to strike Syria?

He drew a line...

did he ask congess for premission to strike them?

Did Trump?

if you didnt think im right, you would probably just answer the question instead of dancing around it.

But Obama never really needed Congressional approval in the first place. The War Powers Act is pretty vague on stuff like this, and retaliatory strikes have been ordered by Presidents without consulting Congress.

If Obama had acted on his own and bypassed Congress again to strike Syria, the outrage would have been for the abuse of Executive power. If he doesn't act at all, he is seen as weak. If he did go to Congress, he knew that the Republicans and some Democrats would defeat him.

It seems to me that he was in a bit of a box.

Case in point: Obama never sought nor got Congressional approval for the Libya operation, which was of far greater scope and extent than what would have likely been the case for a Syria strike.

I think going into Libya was a mistake and not going after Assad was a mistake but in both cases, they were not simple decisions. Trump will be judged down the road and he too will find out that hindsight is always 20/20, particularly when you are on the other side.