Terrorist Sympathizer Rep. Peter King Wants Another Decade of War Against Terrorists

Three years fighting ISIS? Fugetaboutit: everyone’s favorite
avuncular
terrorist sympathizer Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) is back to
beating the drums of protracted war. Never one to be outdone in
matters of war and peace (but mostly war) King told
reporters yesterday that they should expect the military action
against ISIS to last a decade or more:

I think we do have a lot to debate. Realize this is not just
bombing a mountainside or securing a dam. This is a war that we
want for another 10, 15 years.

The debate King envisions clearly has little to do with
the necessity or advisability of going after ISIS. In fact,
King recommends we move into military engagement mode as quickly as
possible, starting with an appetizer of “massive
air attacks, very heavy air attacks.”

The debate also isn’t about balance of powers. King
said earlier this week on ABC’s The Week that “the
president has the constitutional authority to take action now in
Iraq and in Syria against ISIS.” And, while he likes the idea of
the president asking Congress for permission to send the American
military into battle, he doesn’t think the president actually needs
permission.

I don’t believe he needs it. And if that’s going to delay what
he wants to do, he should go ahead and just take action without
waiting for Congress. This is too important to get this bogged down
in a congressional debate if the president does not believe the
support is there….I believe as commander in chief he is the
absolute power to carry out these attacks.

It seems, rather, that King wants to debate the actual
implementation of military action against ISIS. Obama has pledged
action, but King and
other hawks don’t think Obama’s plan goes far enough in
combating the terrorist organization. No matter what, King is
adamant that America will not “be doing piecemeal or partial
attacks.”

King
admits that he is “not aware of any particular threat right
now” from ISIS, but he nonetheless supports immediate action
against the group in Syria and Iraq. This sounds eerily like
Obama’s bombing campaign in Libya, which King supported despite

being more or less completely in the dark. And
look how
well that adventure turned out.