Mitch McConnell Wants to Give Obama Unlimited War PowersBy Joshua Krause Earlier this week, Senator Mitch McConnell fast tracked a bill written by Senator Lindsey Graham, which would give Obama the Authority to officially deploy our military against ISIS and then some. WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) caught nearly everybody off guard late Wednesday by quietly clearing the path for new legislation to declare war on the self-described Islamic State an issue hed signaled for months he had no interest in touching. McConnell introduced a sweeping authorization for the use of military force, or AUMF, that would give the president new authority to take action against the militant group also known as ISIS or ISIL. It wouldnt put any limits on the duration, geography or use of U.S. ground combat troops in the war, or on the means by which the U.S. military could act. It also would keep in place a broad AUMF from 2001 that never expired and that allows the president to take military action against anyone, anywhere, connected to the terrorists behind the 9/11 attacks. In other words, its a war authorization thats as wide open as it gets. Make no mistake, this doesnt grant Obama the authority to strike ISIS. This gives him unlimited war powers in the broadest sense. ISIS has popped up all over the world. Countless insurgencies and terrorist groups have aligned themselves to the group. They encourage Muslims in every country to conduct terror attacks in their name, even if theyve never met that person. ISIS isnt just a group of zealots in Syria and Iraq; they are a banner which people can rally around, which means that ISIS can technically be anywhere. In other words, this AUMF wouldnt just give Obama permission strike ISIS anywhere in the world. It gives him the ability to deploy our military anywhere in the world, foreign or domestic, for an undetermined period of time, at the mere suggestion that ISIS is there. And it wont be hard for them to prove ISIS is there, since anyone can wave their flag and carry out attacks in their name. By now this should all sound very familiar to you. 9/11 invoked the same response from our government. They declared a War on Terrorism, which is nothing more than a tactic that anyone could use, thus allowing our government to take its war machine into any country on the planet. But after the Bush administration fell out of favor with the American public, so too did the War on Terror. The war never stopped of course, but the term has lost its emotional charge, and isnt used very often anymore. This bill aims to bring back the same sentiment with different words. Its the War on Terror 2.0, which will henceforth be dubbed The War on ISIS, coming to a town near you. Joshua Krause is a reporter, writer and researcher at The Daily Sheeple. He was born and raised in the Bay Area and is a freelance writer and author. You can follow Joshuas reports at Facebook or on his personal Twitter. Joshuas website is Strange Danger. tHe GoBBLeR MuST Go ! The union of God with the soul ,within man and woman, is the principle of all life. it seems he already does have unlimited power barry dont need no stinkin congress.Just send in the drones and dress up the military to look like the enemy. So long as it isnt his adopted kids. GOPYou better damn well shut down Mitch if you know what is good for you. He is a walking disaster. Brown nosing to obama. 