++Rachel Maddow has been the only one arguing that the President needs to submit a bill to Congress asking permission for the current war against Congress.
++Now he has done it,the fur begins to fly. President Obama wants to rescind the authorization for the Iraq War and gives himself three years of legal powers to wage war against ISIS with very opaque language about the possible use of ground soldiers.
++Democrats sort of like the ambiguity, which allows them to assert themselves without being committed to another endless war. Republicans pretty much hate it. John McCain wonders why the President want to limit his own powers. John Cornyn however liked it because it showed that President Obama isn't acting unilaterally.
++Senator Graham doesn't think it goes far enough and doesn't provide for protecting the Syrian "moderates" from Bashir Assad's air force.
++The debate over the next few weeks will be about who it is we are fighting and who are our allies. It should get rocky.
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