U.S. President Barack Obama is poised to ask Congress to authorize his war against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
Barack Obama has so far been relying on presidential war powers invoked by President George W Bush after the September 11th 2001 terror attacks on the U.S.
But critics say Congressional authorization for this president's war is long overdue- and not at all certain.
Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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