If Congress says no, can Obama strike Syria?

“Initiating airstrikes in Syria would undermine rather than uphold the credibility of the UN Charter, which generally permits the use of non-defensive force only with Security Council authorization. That has not been granted. The charter’s purpose is in fact to prevent individual states from engaging in the sort of international policing the US is proposing to undertake in Syria. Ultimately, it isn’t clear where the administration could turn for legal justification in the event of a no vote in Congress.  Even without a strong legal foundation, if the administration decides to proceed with airstrikes, there isn’t much Congress could do to stop it.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/06/if-congress-says-no-can-obama-strike-syria/

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