The Winding Road to Syria
Published: 31 August 2013 By Abiodun Giwa
President Obama taking the oath
New information reveals that President Barack Obama has decided to seek approval from Congress for the United States planned intervention in Syria. It means expectations that the country will intervene in Syria as early as this weekend will wait until members of Congress return from recess on September 9, 2013.
Observers say that the president has deferred to public requests following David Cameron' deference to British voters, and the thought that if Britain follows that path, why should not the world's number one democracy.
In his latest statement in the New York Times, President Obama expresses realization he is the president of the world's oldest constitutional democracy. He says he believes he has the power to act on his own, and that he is ready to give the order for the intervention in Syria based on what he considers the U.S. national interest. But, there is a need for the support of the people's representatives.
Available press reports confirm that the president said he needed Congress approval and that if the Congress disapproves his decision, he will as well go ahead on the intervention plans. It is this that has caused a question among people debating the latest development. People are asking that if the president knows he will still commit the country to an intervention he knows enjoys little or no support in the country, why does he need to go to the Congress, if he is not ready respect the wish of the people.
People say the president has not only drawn the Congress into the same box he is in, but that he he has created a debate about the essence of democracy. The Congress, they say, represents the people. And whatever the Congress says is the wish of the people. When the president says he will still do something no matter what people says, signal a confusion that needs to be resolved. They cite Britain as a good example. When the people spoke, Cameron bowed without contending the people's wish. But here in the U.S., the president is contending the people's wish ever before he knows what the people will say.
It is clear that the next one week and the coming week would be heated in Washington. Members of the Congress are currently on recess and would have time to discuss with their constituencies. Most of them will return to Washington with the wish of members of their constituencies and will not be enveloped with just political wishes of their parties. Americans expect that their president will respect their wish concerning the planned Syrian intervention, hoping it will further the essence of democracy and the country as a citadel of democracy.
They believe the president has made his case to the people with the photographs of people that have been killed in Syria with chemical weapons, and among them have been over 400 children. Further, if Syria is not punished for its act, the administration says it will embolden countries like Iran and others with aim to acquire chemical weapons and will expose the U.S. to danger of chemical attack.
Observers say that the president has deferred to public requests following David Cameron' deference to British voters, and the thought that if Britain follows that path, why should not the world's number one democracy.
In his latest statement in the New York Times, President Obama expresses realization he is the president of the world's oldest constitutional democracy. He says he believes he has the power to act on his own, and that he is ready to give the order for the intervention in Syria based on what he considers the U.S. national interest. But, there is a need for the support of the people's representatives.
Available press reports confirm that the president said he needed Congress approval and that if the Congress disapproves his decision, he will as well go ahead on the intervention plans. It is this that has caused a question among people debating the latest development. People are asking that if the president knows he will still commit the country to an intervention he knows enjoys little or no support in the country, why does he need to go to the Congress, if he is not ready respect the wish of the people.
People say the president has not only drawn the Congress into the same box he is in, but that he he has created a debate about the essence of democracy. The Congress, they say, represents the people. And whatever the Congress says is the wish of the people. When the president says he will still do something no matter what people says, signal a confusion that needs to be resolved. They cite Britain as a good example. When the people spoke, Cameron bowed without contending the people's wish. But here in the U.S., the president is contending the people's wish ever before he knows what the people will say.
It is clear that the next one week and the coming week would be heated in Washington. Members of the Congress are currently on recess and would have time to discuss with their constituencies. Most of them will return to Washington with the wish of members of their constituencies and will not be enveloped with just political wishes of their parties. Americans expect that their president will respect their wish concerning the planned Syrian intervention, hoping it will further the essence of democracy and the country as a citadel of democracy.
They believe the president has made his case to the people with the photographs of people that have been killed in Syria with chemical weapons, and among them have been over 400 children. Further, if Syria is not punished for its act, the administration says it will embolden countries like Iran and others with aim to acquire chemical weapons and will expose the U.S. to danger of chemical attack.
The people are discussing the Syrian government denial that the allegation against it a. There is a general believe that there is a need for undeniable proof that the Syrian government did the havoc to its own people.
A lot of people say it is already a long and winding road to Syria, and that is if the journey will ever be, because people are not just wishing for this intervention.
A lot of people say it is already a long and winding road to Syria, and that is if the journey will ever be, because people are not just wishing for this intervention.