Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 6, 2014

Obama To Seek Congressional Backing For Military Campaign Against ISIS -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — President Obama said on Wednesday that he would seek specific authorization from Congress for the military campaign against the Islamic State, opening the door to a lengthy, potentially contentious debate over the nature and extent of American engagement in Iraq and Syria.

Mr. Obama’s announcement, at his post-election news conference, was not wholly unexpected. But it represented a significant shift from his earlier position that while he would welcome congressional backing, he had legal authority to take military action under existing statutes.

Administration officials said Mr. Obama still believed he had that authority, but with the elections over, he concluded that the time was right to petition Congress for more explicit authority.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 6, 2014

Obama to seek new authorization for fight against Islamic State -- Washington Post

Obama to seek authority from Congress for Islamic State fight -- Reuters

Obama To Ask Congress for New War Powers To Fight ISIS -- Defense One

Obama: ‘too early’ to say if U.S. is beating ISIS -- Al Arabiya

Revealed: How Iraq's military is fighting back ISIS... under the guidance of IRAN'S powerful general -- Daily Mail

US broadens bombing campaign in Syria, angers Western-backed rebels -- RT

France to send military gear to Lebanon from early 2015: source -- Reuters

Moscow Ready to Wait for Mistral Warship Transfer Until Year End: Source -- RIA Novosti

Russia military reconnaissance to have underground enemy-tracking robots from 2015 -- ITAR-TASS

Russian Missile Cruiser to Conduct Live Fire Drills in Rare Visit to South China Sea -- USNI

Poland unveils its new national defense strategy addressing Russia's 'policy of confrontation' -- Daily Mail/AP

NATO Stages Military Drill in Lithuania -- VOA

Pentagon: Pakistan Uses 'Proxy Forces' in India and Afghanistan -- The Diplomat

China military reaches key decision to strengthen auditing -- Xinhuanet

South Korea cancels F-16 upgrade deal with BAE Systems: Pentagon -- Reuters

NATO Chief Pledges Continued Support to Afghanistan -- RIA Novosti

Fighter jet drones move closer as BAE and Dassault link up -- The Telegraph

U.S. Military Response To Ebola Gains Momentum In Liberia -- NPR

U.S. uniformed officers to treat Ebola patients in Liberia -- USA Today

Obama seeks $6.2 billion for Ebola fight -- Military Times

Obama Seeks Update to Military Force Rules -- Defense News

Aircraft carrier Lincoln leaves dry dock -- Daily Press

Pentagon tests drone that can learn -- Washington Times

Navy Expects LCS Mine Killing Drone Prototype by 2016 -- Defense Tech

Republicans Take Over Key Senate Committees -- DoD Buzz

John McCain Poised to Control Senate's Defense Policy -- National Journal

GOP Win Sets Stage for McCain to Put Pressure on Pentagon, Industry -- Military.com

Four New U.S. Senators Have Military Backgrounds -- Roll Call

Navy SEAL, who wrote book about the bin Laden raid, loses $4.5 million -- CSM

SEAL who shot bin Laden defies Pentagon, AND al Qaida, father says -- BizPac

GOP lawmaker: US military tried to pay ransom for Bergdahl -- The Hill

US Pilot: Thanks To Espionage, Chinese Stealth Fighters Could Match The F-35 -- Jeremy Bender, Business Insider

Pentagon: Military Losing Technological Superiority to China -- Jeryl Bier, Weekly Standard

The Slow March Back to War in Iraq -- David Lerman, Bloomberg Businessweek