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These fights are the big ones. The showdowns that define Washington right now are animated by titanic clashes that pit competing visions for government against each other 
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Contradicting President Obama’s assertion, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said this morning on “This Week” that the president does not have the authority to order a military strike on Syria without Congressional approval.
Teresa Herrin's insight:
*** MUST WATCH *** Meet Texas' newest U.S. Senator, Ted Cruz. In 2012, Cruz upset Lt. Governor David Dewhurst to win the Republican Primary. Cruz had the support of the Tea Party and most conservatives in the Texas GOP. In recent weeks, it has become apparent that Cruz has his sights set on the White House in 2016. Side note -- Michelle Knesbach, BHS Class of 2013, served as his intern and was officially thanked by him on the night of his election.
Sammy Masri's curator insight,
September 17, 2013 12:19 AM
Cruz spoke very well for the majority of the speech: he made a reasonable case about why an attack would not work. But he faltered on two points. One: The state of Texas, vast as though it may be, does not represent the United States. Two: It's almost become customary of Republicans to bring up Benghazi whenever possible. It happened, nothing short of a full-scale operation and the ability to see the future could have prevented it, let the American dead rest in peace.
Also, the longer you show the US not supporting innocent civilians, the more and more radical these "Islamic terrorists" will become. Cut to the chase - or in this case, a missile strike - and nip the thing in the bud before it grows too big. 
Rachel Murphy's curator insight,
October 2, 2013 8:20 PM
Cruz makes it clear that he does not approve of military action in Syria. He believes a strike would aid rebel forces with links to Al-Qaeda. The strike may weaken Assad, but it would only give rebel forces an opportunity to swoop in. His precautions with the attack are plausible. I like the point he made about how OUR US military is not Al-Qaeda's air force. They are here to defend the United States. 
Paulina Ho's curator insight,
December 19, 2013 6:16 PM
This video shows how complicated this whole situation is, and I had no idea how opposed the public was to involvment in Syria. Is there is a way to reprimand him without a strike? War crimes need to be reprimanded, but does this mean we have to go to war? I was all for involvment, but now I'm really questioning whether that would be the right thing to do. |
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House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday flatly refused to schedule votes for full government funding or to raise the debt ceiling without concessions from Democrats, asserting that the House couldn’t and shouldn’t take either step without addressing...
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