© U.S. Navy/Patrick GriecoLaunching of a U.S. ship-based missile.
The offensive, launched in secret on , included a mix of fighter jets and bomber aircraft, accompanied by a barrage of ship-launched Tomahawk missiles, confirmed Pentagon press secretary John Kirby.
Military commanders intended to strike as many as 20 targets in the operation, primarily belonging to the Islamic State group, or "ISIS." The U.S. began attacking that group on August 8th, 2014 - but in Iraq, not Syria.
While the U.S. Congress recently voted to provide armaments to Syrian rebels, it did not vote for direct military strikes. Nonetheless, President Obama acted without reservation and said he would not hesitate to commit more attacks in the future.
"It's irresponsible and immoral that instead of debating and voting on war, congressional leaders chose to recess Congress for nearly two months," said Congressman Justin Amash (R-MI), following the breaking news of the offensive. "ISIS is evil, but that fact alone doesn't give the president authority to launch offensive strikes in Syria or Iraq. Under our Constitution, it is the responsibility of Congress to commence war."
"Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Reid should immediately call Congress back into session," Rep. Amash added.
The president's actions represent a glaring case of hypocrisy when compared to his own stance taken while campaigning for the office of president. According to him, before being elected, it would be illegal to launch an attack without Congressional approval.
"The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation," said Obama in 2007.
It appears that President Obama has either changed his mind, or perhaps has been coerced by some external influence. His actions put him squarely in line with a number of other U.S. presidents that have ignored the law and acted unilaterally.
The constitution is clear regarding the requirement of Congressional approval before the President can make war. Americans that tolerate this usurpation of power do so at their own peril, as the presidency becomes more imperious, particularly when it comes to ending thousands of lives using the military.
President Obama is definitely acting under external influences and those influences are supplied by the international Israeli lobby backed by some very very deep pockets.These are some of the very same " influences" that influenced Presidents,Wilson,Roosevelt (Teddy,Franklin),Truman,Eisenhower,Nixon,Carter,Reagen,Clinton,both Bushes,and now Obama! Obama has sold his soul and because of his position he has violated the Soverignty of the US and of every citizen of this country and by association every citizen of this Planet.The Zionist forces that completely control the government of Israel have been compromising the heads of every Western government since the Balfour incident of 1917 .It is total madness that these men and women can supply the Israeli government with weapons of mass destruction knowing full well that the Zionist are following the Talmud " literally " which means the destruction of all the goim including the Americans,British,Germans,French,Austrians,ect,ect.They will not stop until they have created the world wide empire promised to them by " Jehovah ", in Deuteronomy 28. These murderous organic portals are firmly convinced that their god will deliver into their hands all nations for utter destruction.Only Divine intervention ,from some source other than their idea of God will terminate this utter abominable act.