Better to act without authorization, while claiming legal authority, than ask for authorization, lose, and act anyway.
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@ByronYork@EJDionne - and that is the dilemma Obama faces which is complicated by his difficult relations he has with Rs in Congress -
@dhwinston@byronyork@ron_fournier@JohnJHarwood@ThePlumLineGS Here's my take on why Obama needed to do what he did http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/09/01/on-syria-obama-had-to-go-to-congress/ … - 1 more reply
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@ByronYork@EJDionne . If congress disapproves. It will be start of retreat from world stage.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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