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Summary
W.H. Blames ‘AWOL’ Congress for Collapse of Ramadi at Hands of ISIS
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The White House

Name: The White House

URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/

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Persons
Jon Karl/Jonathan Karl

Name: Jon Karl/Jonathan Karl

Employment: ABC News

Position: Senior political correspondent

, Josh Earnest

Name: Josh Earnest

Employment: White House

Position: Special assistant to the president and principal deputy press secretary

Event location
The White House, Washington, D.C.

Name: The White House, Washington, D.C.

URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/

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05/19/2015 02:23 pm
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0:02:51
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Transcript
KARL The Authorization for ░░░░░░░░ Force I know from ░░░░░░░░ very start the White ░░░░░░░░ s position is We ░░░░░░░░ like to have this ░░░░░░░░ ve sent up your ░░░░░░░░ but you don t ░░░░░░░░ it EARNEST As a ░░░░░░░░ matter that is just ░░░░░░░░ fact KARL So will ░░░░░░░░ consider it a setback ░░░░░░░░ mean it certainly appears ░░░░░░░░ be going nowhere I ░░░░░░░░ I can t really ░░░░░░░░ any Democrats who have ░░░░░░░░ behind what the White ░░░░░░░░ sent up Is it ░░░░░░░░ to be a major ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ this as it looks ░░░░░░░░ As I told Justin ░░░░░░░░ think it would be ░░░░░░░░ significant disappointment if Congress ░░░░░░░░ to be AWOL when ░░░░░░░░ comes to the AUMF ░░░░░░░░ for members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ stand up as often ░░░░░░░░ they have and insist ░░░░░░░░ the president respect the ░░░░░░░░ that they have to ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ security and for them ░░░░░░░░ demand meetings with the ░░░░░░░░ that were organized by ░░░░░░░░ administration to demand language ░░░░░░░░ the administration that the ░░░░░░░░ sent out to demand ░░░░░░░░ administration officials participate in ░░░░░░░░ hearings on this matter ░░░░░░░░ we sent out the ░░░░░░░░ of Defense and the ░░░░░░░░ of State to testify ░░░░░░░░ I mean at some ░░░░░░░░ somebody in Congress is ░░░░░░░░ to have to accept ░░░░░░░░ for this and not ░░░░░░░░ complain about it the ░░░░░░░░ time KARL But if ░░░░░░░░ look all of this ░░░░░░░░ s happened since the ░░░░░░░░ House sent up the ░░░░░░░░ of the use of ░░░░░░░░ the Use of Military ░░░░░░░░ You ve seen setback ░░░░░░░░ setback You ve seen ░░░░░░░░ successes but you ve ░░░░░░░░ huge setbacks like we ░░░░░░░░ seen in Ramadi probably ░░░░░░░░ most significant You ve ░░░░░░░░ the reports that ISIL ░░░░░░░░ not only operating in ░░░░░░░░ and Iraq but they ░░░░░░░░ exporting operations to Libya ░░░░░░░░ t it make sense ░░░░░░░░ say maybe the strategy ░░░░░░░░ to be overhauled I ░░░░░░░░ since you ve sent ░░░░░░░░ document up to Capitol ░░░░░░░░ the situation in a ░░░░░░░░ variety of ways has ░░░░░░░░ much worse Maybe it ░░░░░░░░ time for a different ░░░░░░░░ That s not unreasonable ░░░░░░░░ it EARNEST Well I ░░░░░░░░ it s a different ░░░░░░░░ The fact is I ░░░░░░░░ I tried to acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ to Jim is that ░░░░░░░░ president and his team ░░░░░░░░ constantly testing the strategy ░░░░░░░░ evaluating what elements of ░░░░░░░░ strategy are working well ░░░░░░░░ where can those lessons ░░░░░░░░ applied in other areas ░░░░░░░░ what elements of the ░░░░░░░░ aren t having the ░░░░░░░░ effect and need to ░░░░░░░░ reformed or changed This ░░░░░░░░ something the president and ░░░░░░░░ national security team are ░░░░░░░░ focused on And there ░░░░░░░░ a number of discussions ░░░░░░░░ ve had with members ░░░░░░░░ Congress about this issue ░░░░░░░░ fact is that it ░░░░░░░░ the responsibility of Congress ░░░░░░░░ send a clear signal ░░░░░░░░ the world to our ░░░░░░░░ and to our men ░░░░░░░░ women in uniform that ░░░░░░░░ United States Congress is ░░░░░░░░ to the effort to ░░░░░░░░ and ultimately destroy ISIL ░░░░░░░░ again when it comes ░░░░░░░░ making their voice heard ░░░░░░░░ fulfilling their constitutional responsibility ░░░░░░░░ do that Congress and ░░░░░░░░ leadership in both parties ░░░░░░░░ been AWOL.”
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