Obama ändrade sig i sista minuten
Flera amerikanska källor påstår att Obamas beslut att gå till kongressen med frågan om krig mot Syrien överraskade hans medarbetare. Man drar därför slutsatsen att han måste ha bestämt sig för det i sista minuten:
At the Last Minute, Obama Alone Made Call to Seek Congressional Approval
After a 45-minute walk Friday night, President Barack Obama made a fateful decision that none of his top national security advisers saw coming: To seek congressional authorization before taking military action in Syria.
The stunning about-face after a week of U.S. saber rattling risked not only igniting a protracted congressional fight, which could end with a vote against strikes, but a backlash from allies in the Middle East who had warned the White House that inaction would embolden not only Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but his closest allies, Iran and Hezbollah.
Tydligen var det ett samtal med stabschefen Denis McDonough som fick Obama på andra tankar:
During his daily wrap-up meeting with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, Mr. Obama and Mr. McDonough went on a 45-minute walk around the White House grounds.
During the walk, Mr. Obama told Mr. McDonough his thinking—that consulting with Congress wasn't enough—lawmakers should have to go on the record one way or the other.
Current and former officials said it was no surprise Mr. Obama would make such an important decision after consulting with Mr. McDonough, who in his previous role as deputy national security adviser emerged as a leading voice of caution against intervening in Syria.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324009304579047542466837078.html
Bra att det finns förnuftigt folk i Obamas närhet.
Flera amerikanska källor påstår att Obamas beslut att gå till kongressen med frågan om krig mot Syrien överraskade hans medarbetare. Man drar därför slutsatsen att han måste ha bestämt sig för det i sista minuten:
At the Last Minute, Obama Alone Made Call to Seek Congressional Approval
After a 45-minute walk Friday night, President Barack Obama made a fateful decision that none of his top national security advisers saw coming: To seek congressional authorization before taking military action in Syria.
The stunning about-face after a week of U.S. saber rattling risked not only igniting a protracted congressional fight, which could end with a vote against strikes, but a backlash from allies in the Middle East who had warned the White House that inaction would embolden not only Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but his closest allies, Iran and Hezbollah.
Tydligen var det ett samtal med stabschefen Denis McDonough som fick Obama på andra tankar:
During his daily wrap-up meeting with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, Mr. Obama and Mr. McDonough went on a 45-minute walk around the White House grounds.
During the walk, Mr. Obama told Mr. McDonough his thinking—that consulting with Congress wasn't enough—lawmakers should have to go on the record one way or the other.
Current and former officials said it was no surprise Mr. Obama would make such an important decision after consulting with Mr. McDonough, who in his previous role as deputy national security adviser emerged as a leading voice of caution against intervening in Syria.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324009304579047542466837078.html
Bra att det finns förnuftigt folk i Obamas närhet.
