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BN 08/17 20:30 *OBAMA SAYS FAILURE OF ISIL-HELD DAM WOULD THREATEN U.S. EMBASSY BN 08/17 20:29 *OBAMA TELLS CONGRESS HE AUTHORIZED AIRSTRIKES OVER MOSUL DAM BN 08/17 20:29 *LETTER SAYS AIRSTRIKES DONE IN COORDINATION WITH IRAQI GOVT BN 08/17 20:27 *OBAMA NOTIFIES CONGRESS IN LETTER, ACCORDING TO E-MAIL BN 08/17 20:26 *IRAQ OPS ARE LIMITED IN NATURE, DURATION, SCOPE, LETTER SAYS BN 08/17 20:25 *OBAMA NOTIFIES CONGRESS THAT HE AUTHORIZED AIRSTRIKES IN IRAQ
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Obama Notifies Congress That He Authorized Airstrikes in Iraq 2014-08-17 20:32:25.256 GMT
By Dan Hart and Angela Greiling Keane Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- “These military operations will be limited in their scope and duration as necessary to support the Iraqi forces in their efforts to retake and establish control of this critical infrastructure site,” the president wrote in a letter released by White House. * Airstrikes conducted in area of Mosul Dam * Obama made notification to speaker of the House and president pro tempore of Senate
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