Panetta Tells Senate He Can Launch a U.S. War in Syria Without Asking Congress
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Under question from Sen. Sessions at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey indicated that ''international permission,'' rather than Congressional approval, provided a 'legal basis' for military action by the United States.
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GOP legislation warns Obama of impeachment over military action
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03/12/12
A Republican congressman has introduced a bill that appears to warn President Obama that he could be impeached if the United States gets involved militarily in Syria without congressional approval. The bill introduced last week by North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones declares that it is an impeachable offense for a president to authorize military action against another country without consent from Congress...
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Under question from Sen. Sessions at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey indicated that ''international permission,'' rather than Congressional approval, provided a 'legal basis' for military action by the United States.
http://bit.ly/yMnnDn
From Information Clearing House
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GOP legislation warns Obama of impeachment over military action
The Daily Caller
03/12/12
A Republican congressman has introduced a bill that appears to warn President Obama that he could be impeached if the United States gets involved militarily in Syria without congressional approval. The bill introduced last week by North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones declares that it is an impeachable offense for a president to authorize military action against another country without consent from Congress...
http://thedc.com/A597iH
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Syria
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Obama
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Republican
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=GOP
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Panetta
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Martin+Dempsey
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=US+Congress
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Senate+Armed+Services+Committee
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Joint+Chiefs+Of+Staff
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=military+action
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