U.S. Democrat Senator: President Obama Does Not Have The Power To Deploy More Troops

Dem: Obama Doesn't Have Power To Deploy More Troops -- The Hill

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is calling President Obama’s plan to send 1,500 more troops into Iraq a “temporary band-aid," and said it should have been considered by Congress.

"I do not think president has the ability under current authority to authorize 1,500 troops without Congress acting," Murphy said in an interview with CNN's "State of the Union."

He pointed to the hundreds of thousands of troops who unsuccessfully tried to build up the government in the war-torn country over the last decade, and questioned the impact of just 1,500 troops.

“I want to make sure this is a realistic mission,” he added.

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My Comment: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is right .... there are limits to what the President can do .... unfortunately .... as Conor Friedersdorf has written in the following Atlantic post .... How Obama Took the Brakes Off the War Machine .... it is Congress that gave him the power to expand his authority.