The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted in favor of a resolution today authorizing the use of force in Syria. The language of the resolution only allows for a "limited" and "tailored" us of military force. I am not kidding; these are the words that our government gurus decided to use. The word "limited" makes sense if there were some actual limits specified, but the resolution sets forth none. The word "tailored" makes this sound more like an attack on Fashion Week in New York than an air strike on Syrian targets with cruise missiles. Sadly, it seems that the White House came up with ambiguous words to insert in the resolution and the Committee went along. As a result, we get a resolution that supposedly details what is to be done, but which contains no details.
Maybe when the resolution gets to the floor of the Senate, an amendment could be offered to change "tailored" to "fashion forward" or "edgy". That, at least, would appeal to the Hollywood elites; they are always looking for edgy stuff.
It has been many days since president Obama first made the surprise announcement that the urgent attack on Syria was no longer urgent and that he would seek the approval of Congress. In all that time, couldn't they find someone who could write a clear resolution?
Maybe when the resolution gets to the floor of the Senate, an amendment could be offered to change "tailored" to "fashion forward" or "edgy". That, at least, would appeal to the Hollywood elites; they are always looking for edgy stuff.
It has been many days since president Obama first made the surprise announcement that the urgent attack on Syria was no longer urgent and that he would seek the approval of Congress. In all that time, couldn't they find someone who could write a clear resolution?
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