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Anybody hear Obama say "my military"? Wow.

Posted: Sep 5, 2013

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Commander in Chief: "I have had my military and our team - look at a wide range of options." SM

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Here's the context for those who want to be impressed, bilious, or bored as they choose. I'm impressed by the awesome responsibility. The words are just his usual explanation of what he's doing to those who care to know.

Washington (CNN) - Declaring himself "war-weary" but determined to hold Syria accountable for using banned chemical weapons, President Barack Obama said Friday he was considering a limited response to what U.S. intelligence assessed with "high confidence" as a Syrian attack that killed more than 1,400 people.

A full transcript of this Cabinet Room remarks follows. Omitted from the transcript are remarks by the presidents of Estonia, Luthuania and Latvia, with whom the president was meeting.

OBAMA: Well, obviously, I'm - I'm very grateful to have my fellow presidents here, as well as the vice president. Before I begin, I want to say a few words about the situation in
Syria. As you've seen, today we've released our unclassified assessment detailing with high confidence that the Syrian regime carried out a chemical weapons attack that killed well over 1,000 people, including hundreds of children. This follows the horrific images that shocked us all.

This kind of attack is a challenge to the world. We cannot accept a world where women and children and innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale. This kind of attack threatens our national security interests by violating well established international norms against the use of chemical weapons by further threatening friends and allies of ours in the region, like Israel and Turkey, and Jordan and it increases the risk that chemical weapons will be used in the future and fall into the hands of terrorists who might use them against us. So, I have said before, and I meant what I said that, the world has an obligation to make sure that we maintain the norm against the use of chemical weapons.

Now, I have not made a final decision about various actions that might be taken to help enforce that norm. But as I've already said, I have had my military and our team look at a wide range of options. We have consulted with allies. We've consulted with Congress. We've been in conversations with all the interested parties, and in no event are we considering any kind of military action that would involve boots on the ground, that would involve a long-term campaign. But we are looking at the possibility of a limited, narrow act that would help make sure that not only Syria, but others around the world, understand that the international community cares about maintaining this chemical weapons ban and norm."

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That is all I needed to read - Mom of Marine

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"....and in no event are we considering any kind of military action that would involve boots on the ground,...."

Well, he is the Commander in Chief. - BigDeal

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I've noticed some posters really do not know - how our government is structured. OP

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may be totally honest and clueless in her reaction. She may think the military runs itself independently.

if Bush or any other Republican President said - Truthhurts

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"my" military, those on the other side of the aisle and this board would have crucified them...and you know that's a fact.

If you want to get technical, it's not his military, it's OUR military, as in taxpayer paid, just as in the Commander in Chief being taxpayer paid. The military used to be left alone to be run by generals and colonels after being requested (note the word REQUESTED) to give their opinion on any given problem.

The Commander in Chief is also only a figurehead, put in place by the taxpayers to do what's best for the taxpayers.

That's no longer the case in both the military and Commander in Chief. .

I would like to see my last grandchild grow up, marry and have children. If the Commander in Chief doesn't tone down his plans for Syria, it may not happen. WWIII will happen and this time, it will be fought in this country, too. We are no longer safe from long distance missles and bombs and with our weak-to-no border security, there are probably a lot of sleeper cells in this country just waiting for all he!! to break out.

BTW, next week is 9/11. It's also when the Commander in Chief will be making his final decision. Do you realize the tie in of Syria with the date?

seriously? - Mom of Marine

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You do know he is the Commander in Chief - the top dog - the boss of all the military branches - they are his military.

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