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Media Release  22^nd of December 2012

Craig Isherwood‚ National Secretary
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U.S. patriots warn Obama: attack Syria, and face impeachment

On 19 December a number of leading figures in American political and military circles joined Jeffrey Steinberg, counterintelligence chief of U.S. statesman Lyndon LaRouche’s Executive Intelligence Review to issue a crystal-clear warning that any illegal U.S. military action in Syria, i.e. without Congressional authorisation, will lead to Barack Obama’s impeachment.

Representative Walter Jones (Republican from North Carolina) opened the press conference by reading part of a recent letter submitted to President Barack Obama by six Republican and Democratic members of Congress: Jones himself, Ron Paul, Mo Brooks, Michael Michaud, Justin Amash, and Charles Rangel. The letter stated:

“We are writing to strongly urge you not to once again lead our nation into war without authorization from Congress. Your recent threat of ‘consequences’ should Syria use chemical weapons is eerily reminiscent of the calls for war with Iraq to deal with their ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction.’ We would like to remind you that the power to declare war remains vested in the Congress. No resolution from the United Nations or NATO can supersede the power carefully entrusted with the representatives of the American people.”

“If your administration believes committing American troops to Syria is essential, the case must be presented to Congress. Outside of an actual or imminent attack on America, the only precursor to war can be the authorization of Congress. We call on you to abide by our Constitution, and rely on our country’s representatives to decide when war is necessary. There is no greater responsibility than to send our sons and daughters to war. That responsibility remains with the United States Congress.”

To make their point most starkly, the speakers ran through some of the horrific consequences of Obama’s illegal military actions in Libya, which includes the Benghazi assassinations of four Americans.

Rep. Jones recounted that, even as a member of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, he did not know that the U.S. had bombed Libya until he got a call from the press for comment!

In answer to a question from Truthdig as to what Congress should do if Obama defies their call, and uses military intervention without consulting Congress, Jones replied, “I think there should be a discussion of impeachment. I really do… We are three equal branches. We have not been equal for a long time when it comes to war. I hope it doesn’t happen. And I hope this letter that we have sent to President Obama…

“I respect President Obama. I am a Republican, and I didn’t vote for him, but I respect him. He’s my president. But I want my president, be it Democrat or Republican, to understand their Constitutional responsibility before they kill our kids.”

Other speakers at the press conference were Rep. Charles Rangel (Democrat from New York), retired military officers Colonel W. Patrick Lang and Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shaffer.

Lt. Col. Shaffer, who had a 25-year distinguished career in the U.S. Army, and then worked in the Defense Intelligence Agency, outlined the danger that exists since former Libyan President Muammar Qaddafi was deposed, including the fact that 15,000 of his 20,000 surface-to-air missiles are still floating around somewhere, in a country left in chaos and with militia running the show. Since military aircraft can fend off attacks from these missiles, “the only thing these things—these 15,000 surface-to-air missiles—could be used for,” he said, “is terrorist attacks against civilian airliners. So, this is what we let loose, and is still out there as a dangling participle in the larger question of national security.”

World Net Daily asked the question: “Given that Syria is an ally of Iran, and also an ally of Russia, if the U.S. does support some form of military intervention in Syria, could it lead to a wider conflict with the Russians, the Chinese, and/or the Iranians?”

Col. Lang, a retired U.S. Army colonel, special forces veteran, who then went on to a long and distinguished career in the Defense Intelligence Agency, responded, “Well, the paradigm that’s being used in the government now, is that U.S. intervention would lead to a rapid fall of the Assad government, and then a coherent, friendly government would be installed. Nobody knows that to be true at all.

“In fact, if you know anything about the history of warfare, look at the beginning of World War I, things like that, once things begin to slide, and come apart, you have no idea where it will end up, in fact. Whether you would have… but it is likely you would have a prolonged war, because the Assad government is not about to fall at all. It has considerable means to continue. And the Russians and the Iranians are so far standing firm behind them.

“So, we have no idea what it would lead to. It could lead to a prolonged regional war. It could lead to something even more dangerous, in fact.”

Click here to watch the full video (38 minutes) of the press conference.