Episode 545 • • 48:02 - 54:54
545: Lethal Aid
Syria Accountability Act of 2003, Congressional Authority
President Obama references the Syria Accountability Act of 2003 as the legal basis for potential military action. The hosts explore how this decade-old legislation provides the executive branch with broad authority to respond to Syrian aggression. They suggest Obama is using this law to deflect personal responsibility for the intervention onto Congress.