Quote Originally Posted by wiggin View Post
Regarding Congressional approval, my concern is more limited; Congress has in general abdicated their responsibilities in this arena and the President certainly has some leeway on limited strikes. If he wanted to do a larger or longer incursion, though, he should probably get approval.

Consulting allies seems like a better idea, though, especially given the complex geopolitical situation in Syria and the need to have major NATO/etc. allies on board. It looks like most people got on board after the attacks, but it's not clear what the strategy is from now and whether the US will have allied support on things.
I was listening to the 1A Friday International News Roundup on NPR today and one of the wonks was saying he's recently been hearing discussion in the Pentagon about an attack on NK to destroy their missile/ nuclear weapons assets/ infrastructure in terms of it being a doable option. He said, in the past, it simply wasn't discussed as a viable option, for various reasons, but now he thinks there are elements in the Pentagon that are thinking differently. Thoughts?