President Obama Tells Congress That he Does Not Need New Permission On Iraq

Obama To Congress: I Don't Need New Permission On Iraq -- Barbara Starr, Deirdre Walsh and Tom Cohen, CNN

Washington (CNN) -- I'll let you know what's going on, but I don't need new congressional authority to act, President Barack Obama told congressional leaders Wednesday about his upcoming decision on possible military intervention in Iraq.

The White House meeting sounded more like a listening session for the top Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate about options for helping Iraq's embattled Shiite government halt the lightning advance of Sunni Islamist fighters toward Baghdad that Obama is considering.

According to a White House statement, Obama went over U.S. efforts to "strengthen the capacity of Iraq's security forces to confront the threat" from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters, "including options for increased security assistance."

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Update: What to do in Iraq? Obama consults Congress -- Washington Post

My Comment: I expect nothing concrete will be coming out of the White House on what to do in Iraq this week. In the interim .... I expect U.S. surveillance flights over Iraq to continue, more consultations, and repeated warnings from the White House that they will be doing something .... but what exactly will be dependent on what will be happening in Iraq.