McConnell Shuts Down Notion That Obama Will Get War Authorization Against ISIS

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By Ali Weinberg
Jan 10, 2016, 12:07 PM ET

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to dash any hope that Congress would formally authorize President Obama to wage war against ISIS.

His remarks came as McConnell’s House counterpart, Speaker Paul Ryan, is examining the feasibility of passing such an authorization this year. During an interview on ABC’s “This Week,” McConnell said he couldn’t imagine voting for any authorization to use military force that the president would actually sign because he believes the war authorization President Obama wants would, in McConnell’s words, “tie the hands of the next president.”

“I think an AUMF, an authorization to use military force, that ties the president's hands behind his back is not something I would want to do to a new president who's going to have to clean up this mess,” he said.

McConnell also discussed the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday, saying he hopes to hear Obama announce a new strategy for defeating ISIS.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mcconnell-shuts-notion-obama-war-authorization-isis/story?id=36187478

[onecaliberal]

1. Typical republican bullshit. Let us tie your hands make it impossible

To do anything and then we will blame you for not doing anything. Then blame POTUS for not doing anything, and the people who vote for them believe it because they're stupid and don't pay attention. Faux tells them what to think.

[yeoman6987]

2. Maybe. But no more war.

We are using drones that's enough.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. But.....but.....but

"Obama isn't doing anything to fight ISIS!!"

"Mess"? I assume he blames Bush for the mess?

[spanone]

4. well, mcconnell should know about a president leaving a mess to clean up ala bu$h

and trust me, if the new president is a democrat, he'll gladly tie his hands behind his back

[Agnosticsherbet]

5. Except that the next President, if she/he needs more authority, can go right to Congress.

I think they are afraid to give the President what he wants.

[Hortensis]

6. Of course the GOP is blocking an Obama war on ISIS.

Not in an election year, or any time Democrats would get credit with swing and conservative voters. Just this ISIS authorization thing alone has been going on for well over a year already.

We've watched this same dance a bunch of times over the past 7 years of a Democratic administration. The GOP cynically refuses to authorize military action, then blames Obama for endangering America by not acting, then claims Obama has acted illegally, then swamps the nation with lies about how the GOP is busy keeping it safe from all those scary foreign devils.

[DetlefK]

7. Sounds like someone is soft on islamic terrorism...