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Phil Villhauer

Jack Haller

Dylan Tonken

Andrew Schur

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AS and PV/ What Information Should We Trust?

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AS and PV/ What Information Should We Trust?

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News sites such as The Daily Beast, Fox News, etc., all offer the same information, including quotes from members of congress and even Obama himself, however, their bias comes from who's ideas they are supporting on the situation.

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ISIS has killed several US journalists, sparking calls for action from the public and Congress. Although ISIS is not as strong as Al Qaeda, it still poses a significant threat to the US and Europe according to the National Counterterrorism Centre. Regardless, they do pose a threat to the Iraqi and Syrian civilians. This may end up being treated as a humanitarian issue instead of a defense issue.

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DT/What do BOTH sides of the spectrum  say?

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DT/What do BOTH sides of the spectrum  say?

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Conservatives say... they want immediate action taken to destroy ISIS. Many House Republicans (lead by Speaker, John Boehner) oppose Obama's course of action.

Liberals say... they oppose the option of boots on the ground, but at the same time, some liberals have disagreed openly with Obama's handling of these actions.

They do not want to extend the War Powers Resolution, like we did in Libya in 2011.

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AS and PV/ Obama and Congress' stalemate

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AS and PV/ Obama and Congress' stalemate

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Despite the different viewpoints of the government, no one has a strategy that would obey the articles of the Constitution.

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PV/ Obama Playing Golf and Vacationing While All this is Going on

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PV/ Obama Playing Golf and Vacationing While All this is Going on

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AS/ Humorous takes on Obama's golf outing during the crisis.

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AS/ Humorous takes on Obama's golf outing during the crisis.

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These are the territories currently controlled by ISIS in both Iraq and Syria

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The War Powers Resolution states that if a president goes "into war" without the approval of the congress, he has 60 days until he is unable to commit any other acts of war. This 60 days in terms of ISIS ends on October 7th.

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Dating all the way back to 2008, Obama has claimed that he would make it his duty to pull the troops out of Iraq. Fast forward to the current year 2014, troops have been pulled out of Iraq, and Obama refuses to accept responsibility for this action. Rather, he's blaming the move on the Iraqi government. He claims that they no longer want us in their territory, so access to having troops stationed in land was denied. Obama's just trying to take the bad that came out of this situation and blame it on others to make himself look better...nice Obama.

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Most speculation has lead to the belief that ISIS' aggressive actions came after the withdrawing of US troops from Iraq

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While Obama and congress have still yet to come up with a plan, ISIS is continuing their reign of terror. They have just recently beheaded a second American journalist (Steven Sotloff). The threat to kill Sotloff was issued last month after the beheading of James Foley, claiming that if Obama keeps sending airstrikes, they will keep killing more Western hostages. They recently followed through on this, sending the same message as last time, but this time it is a British man threatend.

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A few members of congress believe that the only way to stop the ISIS' progress, is by putting boots on the ground. However, will the US be able to defeat ISIS within the confines of the War Powers Resolution? If not, they can declare war on a country in shambles, prolonging involvement in an unstable country. Overall though, congress needs to consult the military powers, finding out exactly how much time it would take to defeat ISIS. Will we only need engagement within the time that the War Powers Resolution offers, in which case they will not have to declare war, or will it take years?

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ISIS is a terrorist organization in the Middle East. Their name stands for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The goal of ISIS is to eliminate the government of Iraq, and establish a Caliphate (A supreme religious and political leader).

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Obama and congress have been at a constant debate regarding how to approach the ISIS situation. On August 7th, Obama ordered an airstrike on the Iraqi terrorist association. This constitutes an act of war.