Republicans control the House of Representatives and want to pad their 17vote majority, so they intend to follow this simple rule: first, do no harm. Last fall, they sparked a par tial government shutdown over the implementation of President Barack Obama's health care law. The Senate is sure to go along if the measure is kept free of objectionable addons.
House Republicans also plan votes aimed at drawing attention to legislation they say would boost jobs and energy production. Already, NATO forces hove agreed to take on the extremists. Obama will meet with congressional leaders on Tuesday and then outline his plan to the war-weary American public Wednesday, the eve of the 13th anniversary of the Sept. The American military said the airstrikes destroyed, among other things, an Islamic Group command post and several vehicles, two of which were carrying anti-aircraft artillery.
And reaching a consensus on how to move could be complicated by Arab world rivalries and member countries' different spheres of influence. He did not elaborate. But a draft resolution obtained by The Associated Press offered only routine condemnation of terrorist groups operating in the region. It also called on member states to improve information-sharing and legal expertise in combating terrorism, and to prevent the paying of ransom to militants.
He called the Islamic State a threat to the existence of Iraq and its neighbors. A decades-old joint Arab defense agreement states that member countries can act alone or collectively to ward off attack and restore peace by all means, including force. The dispute erupted just over two weeks after Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza ended in a cease-fire. Abbas is looking to regain a foothold in Gaza, which suffered heavy losses during the fighting, and expects to play a leading role in internationally backed reconstruction efforts.
His comments, which also included harsh criticism of Hamas' conduct in the war, appeared to be part of a brewing power struggle over who will control post-war Gaza. Hamas has controlled Gaza since overrunning Abbas' forces in Facing international isolation and a deep financial crisis, the Islamic militant group agreed to the formation of a new unity government with Abbas' Fatah movement in June, in which it would restore governing power to Abbas in the territory.
