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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:21 PM Sep 2013

2pm est today: U.N. Ambassador Power Discusses Potential Action in Syria

Washington, DC
Friday, September 6, 2013

U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power discusses the conflict in Syria, focusing on the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons against Syrian citizens and the Obama administration's case for targeted military strikes. The Center for American Progress hosts this event.

live video at 2 at this link:
http://www.c-span.org/Events/UN-Ambassador-Power-Discusses-Potential-Action-in-Syria/10737441282/

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2pm est today: U.N. Ambassador Power Discusses Potential Action in Syria (Original Post) The Straight Story Sep 2013 OP
A lecture from Mrs. Cass Sunstein, humanitarian hawk leftstreet Sep 2013 #1
Okay, Ambassador Power, tell us how we make things better there. geek tragedy Sep 2013 #2
She should have National security advsior, Susan Rice, there for back-up quinnox Sep 2013 #3
Kick - live now (nt) The Straight Story Sep 2013 #4
She was delayed, speaking now at link in op (Nt) The Straight Story Sep 2013 #5
I'm so sick of the disingenous crap cali Sep 2013 #6
Obama to Congress: Voting your conscience means voting "yes" cali Sep 2013 #7
 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
2. Okay, Ambassador Power, tell us how we make things better there.
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:26 PM
Sep 2013

And don't tell us doing nothing isn't an option.

 

quinnox

(20,600 posts)
3. She should have National security advsior, Susan Rice, there for back-up
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:33 PM
Sep 2013

they both are super hawkish, and want this intervention badly.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
6. I'm so sick of the disingenous crap
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 02:24 PM
Sep 2013

such as that being delivered by the woman who's the President of the Center for American Progress.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
7. Obama to Congress: Voting your conscience means voting "yes"
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 05:54 PM
Sep 2013

President Obama today conceded that he could fail to convince the American public to back proposed U.S. military strikes against Syria, but said that members of Congress should vote to approve the action anyway.

"It's conceivable that, at the end of the day, I don't persuade a majority of the American people that it's the right thing to do," Obama said in response to a question from ABC News during a solo press conference at the conclusion of the G20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia.

But, Obama said, members of Congress need to consider the lessons of World War II and their own consciences and vote 'yes' to authorize the use of force, even if it means going against the opinion of the majority of their constituents.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-obama-calls-conscience-vote-syria-public-opposed/story?id=20178022

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