The vote counts for congressional authorization for military strikes in Syria look grim, though that could change. But what if it doesn’t? President Obama and his staff have consistently refused to say what the president would do if Congress were to deny his request for authorization to use force. If he decided to strike Bashar al-Assad’s regime anyway — something he has said is within his legal authority — then the White House could turn to 1999 and the Clinton administration’s handling of the war in Kosovo as a roadmap.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=203155