U.S. President Barack Obama answers questions at a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, November 5, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Larry Downing

Obama To Seek New Authorization For Islamic State Fight -- Bloomberg Businessweek

President Barack Obama said he’ll ask the lame-duck Congress to give him authorization to use military force against Islamic State militants, a shift in the administration’s approach to an offensive already under way in Iraq and Syria.

Obama, speaking a day after elections that swept Republicans to a majority in the Senate, listed the military authorization as one of the items he wants from lawmakers before the next Congress is sworn in in January.

“It’s time for us to take care of business,” Obama said today at a White House news conference. He didn’t offer any details about the authorization he will seek.

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My Comment: That was fast .... I expected a few days to pass by before he made his request.

Comment #2: This is not reassuring .... Obama: 'Too early' to say if US beating Islamic State (Daily Star/AFP)