In response to:  NBC Poll: 80 Percent Want Congressional
Approval on Syria  hjoseph Wrote: Aug 30, 2013 12:44 PM The War
Powers Act of 1996 is very clear and does not need a Supreme
Court clarification. The President can only bypass Congress when
the threat of attack to the homeland is imminent. There is a
short period of time specified for notifying Congress if that
eventuality has occurred. If you want to make a big reach by
saying the chemical weapons in Syria are an imminent threat to
the USA then consider that ASSAD supports Hezbollah terrorist
and the Iranian regime that is building nukes. On the other hand
the rebels are top heavy with Al Qeada fighers and the Muslim
brotherhood. The use of chemicals that killed women and children
by the hundreds is horrific and if ASSAD is responsible he
should be captured and tried as a war criminal, but the truth is
that our two biggest terrorist threat enemies are killing each
other, why would you want to intervene at the expense of our
blood and treasure for a cul