In an op-ed in USA TODAY, Senator Corker, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, writes today that President Obama should seek explicit congressional authorization to combat the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS). “Unless the president reverses course and requests congressional backing, our efforts to confront ISIS risk failure without the long-term domestic political support necessary for a multiyear campaign in at least two countries,” writes Corker. “We would be stronger and our actions against ISIS more effective if the president requested authorization. Congress, and the American people, would give him that authority as long as his plan is well thought out. Its the right thing to do for Americans heading into harms way.”
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 19:16:31 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015