
“While Congress, yawning and stretching its arms after the August recess, is just starting to figure out how it wants to respond to President Obama’s call on Saturday for a vote on punitive strikes on Syria, several distinct contingents have emerged in the Congressional debate, each represented by a familiar face on Capitol Hill: 1. The Administration contingent; 2. The Amash-Paul ‘no strikes’ contingent; 3. The Reid-Menendez-Leahy ‘limited strikes’ contingent; 4. The Graham-McCain ‘more than strikes’ contingent; 5. The ‘I’m Running in 2016’ contingent.”
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