U.S. President Barack Obama meets with bipartisan Congressional leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington to discuss a military response to Syria, September 3, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing
Obama Confident Congress Will Approve Syria Strike -- ABC News
President Obama said this morning that he’s confident Congress will pass a resolution to intervene in Syria and that he’s willing to be flexible and work with lawmakers on the specifics.
“I would not be going to Congress if I wasn’t serious about consultations and believing that by shaping the authorization to make sure we accomplish the mission, we will be more effective,” he told reporters at a White House meeting with congressional leaders.
“And so long as we are accomplishing what needs to be accomplished, which is to send a clear message to [Syrian President Bashar] al-Assad, degrading his capabilities to use chemical weapons – not just now, but also in the future – as long as the authorization allows us to do that, you know, I’m confident that we’re going to be able to come up with something that hits that mark.”
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My Comment: I guess President Obama received a preliminary head count on how his "resolution of force" will be voted on by Congress.