The Foreign Relations Committee
on Senate voted to authorize the US President’s war against Islamic State group,
the first vote in the Congress to grant Obama war powers in U.S. battle against
militant extremists.
The vote result was 10—8, most
Democrats favor and Republicans opposed.
Senator Rober Menendez the committee
chairman said that he seek a full Senate vote on measure before current
Congress ends, but it is more likely that authorization will be delayed until next,
Republican—led Congress, which will start January 1 of 2015.
United States battle against the
IS with U.S. top leader relying on the congressional authorizations that former
U.S. President Bush used to justify the military action after the 9/11. Crisis.
President Obama insisted that the legal
authority to send the 3,000 troops from the U.S. to train and to assist Iraqi
security forces, and to launch 1,100 airstrikes against the targets in Iraq and
Syria since September. The president wants new authorization for the use of its
military force.
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