Actually, by going to Congress, Obama is making a shrewd move. If Congress approves an attack, and the attack goes sideways, Obama won't bear the full brunt of the "I told you so" that will follow. He also takes out of the hands of the GOP a possible waepon/criticism the GOP could use in the 2014 mid-term elections. The GOP leadership demands for inclusion will make them complicit in any attack(s) and they will have a hard time pointing fingers at the Dems and Obama when their fingers are pointing back at themselves...
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