President Obama told members of Congress in a White House briefing that he feels he has all the authority he needs from previous congressional resolutions to do anything he wants militarily in Iraq. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi pointed out that the 2003 resolution authorization the use military force - AUMF - is still in effect, despite White House efforts over the years to repeal it. The president is basing his claim that he doesn't need approval from Congress to act militarily in Iraq on a law he doesn't support and would like to repeal Roll Call: Pelosi told reporters that she agreed that the president has all of the authorities that he needs in the authorizations to use military force passed by Congress previously. “All of the authorities are there. That doesn’t mean I want all of them to be used, especially boots on the ground,” she said. “But I definitely think the president has all of the authority he needs by dint of legislation...(Read Full Post)