No Open-Ended Authorization For Syria

Given the relative feebleness of the case for attacking Syria, if I were a member of Congress I would vote against an AUMF. Since it’s likely that this will be a minority permission, at a minimum any AUMF shouldn’t provide open-ended authority but should be very narrowly tailored to authorize the actions that Obama is proposing.

…if the Senate version is narrow enough to lose John McCain’s support it has to be considered a substantial improvement over the initial proposal.