McConnell: Obama Should And Would Get Congress’ Support To Strike ISIS

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, accompanied by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., center, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov.... Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, accompanied by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., center, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) MORE LESS
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told CNN on Wednesday that President Barack Obama should seek congressional support to strike militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria — and if he did, he would get it.

“I think it would make sense for him to get our support. It’s pretty clear ISIS is a serious threat,” McConnell said. “They have the potential to hit us here at home. He’s the President of the United States and, if he’s prepared to try to prevent that, I’m sure he will have a lot of congressional support.”

Obama has already authorized limited airstrikes in Iraq against ISIS, which has terrorized the region for the last few months and murdered a U.S. journalist last week. He is also weighing whether to authorize expanded strikes in Iraq and possibly go after the group in Syria as well, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

McConnell also offered kind words about how Obama amplified his response to ISIS in recent weeks, according to CNN.

“I think the president now, at this point — this will shock you when I say it — at this point, is doing the right thing,” he told a local business audience.

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  1. /I’m sure he believes you, yertle

  2. Gee it seems that good old Mitch has forgotten that the President came to Congress a year ago asking their consent to get involved in Syria. No action was taken by this clown and yet today he is making noise. What an ass of the first order.

  3. Avatar for mcbain mcbain says:

    Let me guess how this would play out…

    GOP : Obama, you need our permission, and you would get it if you asked.
    Obama : OK, I’d like your permission
    GOP : No. … turns to cameras … Look! Obama can’t lead!

  4. But they won’t vote for any money to pay for anybody who does.

  5. “Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told CNN
    on Wednesday that President Barack Obama should seek congressional
    support to strike militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria –
    and if he did, he would get it.”

    Mitch, every time Obama has tried to do anything you have found a way to block, delay, defund or at a minimum disparage everything Obama has tried to do. Now you expect us to believe you would support him on bombing Syria when a year ago you were attacking him for even considering such a thing? Why don’t I trust you?

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