President Barack Obama told congressional leaders on Tuesday he has the “authority he needs to take action” on ISIS without congressional approval which makes one think he will not seek approval. “The President told the Leaders that he has the authority he needs to take action against ISIL in accordance with the mission he will lay out in his address tomorrow night,” the White House said in a statement. “He reiterated his belief that the nation is stronger and our efforts more effective when the President and Congress work together to combat a national security threat like ISIL. The President told the Leaders that he would welcome action by the Congress that would aid the overall effort and demonstrate to the world that the United States is united in defeating the threat from ISIL. The President and his team look forward to continuing extensive consultation with Congress.” Each parties respective leaders have not offered a public opinion about Obama needing congressional approval for military force against ISIS. Several congressional aides on both sides of the aisle who wished to remain anonymous stated their bosses did not want to go on record with a vote which may hurt them come election time. Speaker Boehner’s aide gave us the following statement ” The Speaker made it clear that ISIL is preparing to fight us, and that as we learned in Syria, the longer we wait, the more difficult our choices become,” the aide said. “It is in the best interests of the United States and our allies to put in place a strategy that rises to the challenge of the threat we face, and takes the fight directly to ISIL in a decisive fashion.”
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