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AT WAR: The latest updates on airstrikes against ISIS

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The terrorists were prepared. Was President Obama?

First up, the president has yet to convince critics from both sides of the aisle that U.S. actions against Syria are even legal:

New theory: Obama now legally has the power to declare war unless Congress objects http://t.co/gXXrJwC0R0

— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) September 23, 2014

A president who began as a champion of the legislature’s prerogative to declare war has morphed into Napoleon. http://t.co/bf2jSIUy1o

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) September 23, 2014

.@JonathanTurley on use of Iraq war resolution: "It's like using a warrant to go into the house of a guy you killed 10 years ago." #lastword

— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) September 24, 2014

Semper Latter: Cup Salute Given More Attention Than Undeclared War In National Debate http://t.co/M57SZ2Sr7Z

— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) September 24, 2014

"Is Obama really going back to war with a worse legal rationale than Bush?" – superb analysis from @trevortimm http://t.co/Q8Q7tDILq8

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 22, 2014

Next, how effective is the bombing campaign? TBD:

Will be hard for US to pick who's good, who's bad. Who's really bad in syria. So many competing interests. Not obvious at 1000 feet

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) September 24, 2014

Optics in syria will quickly become US and Assad both bombing sunni muslims / could drive some groups together

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) September 24, 2014

Obama's airstrikes against ISIS may be more effective than people expect: http://t.co/qR0iJ0RgKV pic.twitter.com/ocWUphoICt

— Slate (@Slate) September 24, 2014

And was the Khorosar group really an imminent threat as suggested by the White House? Maybe not:

.@AmbassadorRice tells @MLauer no evidence of active planning by ISIS against homeland but could with time @TODAYshow

— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) September 24, 2014

Khorasan group.Several US officials say threat not was imminent. Instead, a growing worry the group could be ready to mount an attack.

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) September 24, 2014

It's also different from what we were told last night, that this was an imminent attack on U.S. interests. https://t.co/y5v4O2t6va

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) September 23, 2014

What about getting other Sunni Muslims to fight the ISIS Sunni Muslims? Yeah, about that:

#Iraq's Sunni tribes aren't flocking to fight ISIS as they await real changes in Baghdad's repressive practices. http://t.co/9bYHHrK8rL

— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) September 24, 2014

Other than that the war is probably illegal, not effective, ginned up and doesn’t have the support of the Iraqis it’s protecting, we’re off to a great start.

Related:

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