PROPOSAL FOR WAR: Obama Sends Request to Congress for 3-year Military Campaign with ISIS

21st Century Wire says…

Obama’s war proposal to Congressional leaders and Pentagon officials opens the door for a much larger conflict in Syria – despite the ambiguous outline for its limitations…

This latest proposal comes after the apparent death of an American aid worker Kayla Jean Mueller, who US officials hadn’t publicly identified until this past week, something which should be regarded with suspicion – as there has been quite a bit of noise made through mainstream  media reports about the various ‘hostages’ said to have been held in captivity over the past six months.

Why would US officials choose to withhold her identity from the public so long, when they had no qualms about releasing other people said to be held by ISIS?


IMAGE: ‘A Pawn for War Profiteers?’ 26 year-old aid worker with Doctor’s Without Borders Kayla Jean Mueller ( Photo link usatoday.com)

Designing a war

Even though US officials cannot determine if Mueller died by the hands of ISIS or Jordanian’s retaliatory airstrikes for their burned pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh – her ‘death’ is clearly being used to push a deeper conflict in Syria.

It should be disturbing to concerned citizens, that US leadership would pursue a ‘questionable’ conflict without revealing their role in the growth of ISIS and other militant groups, as it is now common knowledge many of the rebels fighting with the FSA have also been linked to ISIS.

In a report in September, it was revealed that FSA rebels and ISIS militants signed a nonaggression pact prior to the beheading of British national David Haines – choosing instead to mobilize their efforts to overtake Assad’s government rather than attack each other.

Why haven’t US officials made this particular detail widely known to citizens in the West?

Additionally, why haven’t US officials fully acknowledged their role in supporting a nearly 4-year proxy war in Syria?

At 21WIRE, we’ve outlined many anomalies associated with the apparent deaths of other ISIS hostages, making note of the lack of forensic evidence and other elements of deliberate staging.

By our estimation, all of the alleged ISIS execution videos appear to depict elements of staging, with multiple camera angles and in some cases, very modern Hollywood-like editing, with all of the videos lacking any credible forensic proof.

According to the NY Times, there appears to be an outline to expand or contract the proposed war campaign on ISIS:

“But the contours of the debate to come were already clear on Wednesday. While some Republicans were concerned that Mr. Obama’s proposal was too constricting, setting the stage for an ineffectual effort, some Democrats quickly expressed concern that the measure would still give the president the power to go too far.”

One could very well see this as a convenient setup to blame Obama and not Republican leadership if the conflict gets out of control, just as Democrats blamed Bush for war theater in Iraq and Afganistan. The unfortunate reality is that both parties are culpable in the growth of Western war campaigns over the last couple of decades and the fomentation of terror. Each side of US leadership lays blame on the other as a way to paralyze the public’s perception – closing down any critical analysis of why we are involved in these wars in the first place.

IMAGE: ‘Caught on Camera’  John mcCain posing for pictures with a known terrorist and kidnapper Muahmmad Noor (on the right with camera) and in the upper left with proclaimed ISIS chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, or Ibrahim al-Badri aka ‘Abu Du’a’. (Photo link socioecohistory.files.wordpress.com)

Caught on film

Once again, it’s important to note the significance of Senator John McCain‘s (seen above) meeting with ‘ISIS leadership’ in 2013, via the non-profit Syrian Emergency Task Force (SETF), under the direction of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and Washington Institute for Near East Policy, ( WINEP) both of which have direct ties to the Israeli lobby, American Israeli Public Affairs Committee. (AIPAC)

SETF organized McCain’s trip to Syria in 2013, according to their own website:

“On Monday May 27, 2013 Senator John McCain traveled into Syria for a period of several hours to discuss the current situation in Syria and U.S. Syria Policy with General Salim Idris, leader of the Supreme Military Council of the Free Syrian Army, and 18 commanders of FSA battalions from all of Syria. While meeting with Senator McCain, General Idris and FSA commanders asked that the United States increase its aid to the Free Syrian Army in the form of heavy weapons, a no-fly zone, and air strikes on Hezbollah. Syrian Emergency Task Force Field Director, Razan Shalab Al-Sham, Executive Director, Mouaz Moustafa, and Political Director Elizabeth O’Bagy organized and facilitated Senator McCain’s trip into the country.”

In September of 2013, 21WIRE reported the fraudulent activity associated with McCain’s controversial visit to Syria:

“Elizabeth O’Bagy, a key operative in helping to pad Washington and Israel’s militarised policy regarding Syria by constructing the “moderate rebel” myth, was dumped by Kimberly Kagan and William Kristol’s neoconservative and pro-Israeli think tank, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) after it was discovered O’Bagy had claimed a nonexistent PhD from Georgetown University.”

Over the past year, the war-minded Senator was often heard boasting about meeting with so-called ‘moderate’ rebel fighters while seeking funding and arms for ‘interchangeable’ groups still fighting in Syria.

The public should very concerned about US officials escalating war with ISIS- as they have not been clear to the American people about the reality of this future war campaign, or its potential for blowback for the West. 

It should be pointed out that there’s a conflict of interest with regards to US involvement in Syria, as they’ve often made clear that their objective is to unseat Assad’s government, making this future campaign appear dubious in its nature.

More from the NY Times below…

IMAGE: ‘Seeking War with ISIS’ – Obama sends letter to US Congressional leaders for 3-year military campaign. ( Photo link thedailybeast.com)

Obama Sends Letter to Congress Seeking Authorization of ISIS Fight

NY Times

PETER BAKER

WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday formally asked Congress to authorize a three-year military campaign against the terrorist group the Islamic State that would avoid a large-scale invasion and occupation but in addition to air power could include limited ground operations by American forces to hunt down enemy leaders or rescue American personnel.

A proposal sent by the White House to Capitol Hill on Wednesday would formally give the president the power to continue the airstrikes he has been conducting since last fall against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, as well as “associated persons or forces.” The measure would set limits that were never imposed during the wars of the last decade in Afghanistan and Iraq by expiring in three years and withholding permission for “enduring offensive ground combat operations.”

But in a letter to Congress accompanying the proposal, Mr. Obama, who has said there would be no boots on the ground in Iraq and Syria, envisioned limited ground combat operations “such as rescue operations” or the use of “Special Operations forces to take military action against ISIL leadership.” He also said the legislation would allow the use of ground forces for intelligence gathering, target spotting and planning assistance to ground troops of allies like Iraq’s military.

“If left unchecked, ISIL will pose a threat beyond the Middle East, including to the United States homeland,” Mr. Obama wrote. While he repeated his contention that “existing statutes provide me with the authority I need,” he said he wanted to work with Congress to obtain bipartisan support. “I can think of no better way for the Congress to join me in supporting our nation’s security than by enacting this legislation, which would show the world we are united in our resolve to counter the threat posed by ISIL.”

The president’s proposal was sent to Congress shortly after confirmation of the death of Kayla Mueller, 26, an American held by the Islamic State. The draft legislation specifically mentioned her and three other Americans who were held hostage and then killed by the Islamic State — James Foley,Steven J. Sotloff and Peter Kassig — in clauses justifying the need for military action.

If approved, the proposal would be the first time Congress has authorized a president’s use of force since lawmakers voted in 2002 to permit President George W. Bush to invade Iraq. Mr. Obama pulled troops out of Iraq in 2011 but has sent a limited number back as part of his campaign against the Islamic State. His proposed legislation would repeal the 2002 authorization but leave in place separate legislation passed in 2001 allowing force against Al Qaeda and its affiliates.

Mr. Obama, who plans to make a statement at the White House at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday to discuss the matter, repeated in his letter his desire to work with Congress to “refine and ultimately repeal” the 2001 measure and distinguished his limited mission from the wars waged by his predecessor.

More from the Times here…

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