President Obama's Democrat Allies Are Skeptical That His ISIS Strategy Will Work

President Obama talks with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Pete Souza/White House

Dems Divided On Obama’s Syria Plan -- Politico

The deep divisions among Democrats over President Barack Obama’s plan to attack Islamic State militants foreshadow fights ahead within the party over how aggressively to assert itself on foreign policy.



A growing number of rank-and-file Democrats are worried that the president’s plans would commit the United States to an open-ended conflict against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, costing the country blood and treasure in another unpredictable Mideast war. Yet party leaders and senior Democrats believe now is the time to stand behind the commander in chief, given the lack of viable options and the deepening crisis threatening to plunge the region into further turmoil.



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Update: Many in Congress not sold on Obama's Islamic State strategy -- L.A. Times



My Comment: President Obama's political allies are listening to the Generals .... and they are feeling very uncomfortable.