Tonight I voted against the House proposal to train and arm - TopicsExpress



          

Tonight I voted against the House proposal to train and arm moderate Syrian rebels. Heres my statement explaining why: Left unchecked, ISIL poses a grave threat to our allies and interests in the Middle East and – potentially – to the US homeland. Defeating them will require military action, diplomatic strength, coordinated allies throughout the region and viable partners on the ground in both Syria and Iraq. This means, however, that the authorization sought by the President today is not an isolated action but a piece of a much larger mission that could involve US resources and personnel for years to come. No matter how targeted, the decisions to train and arm moderate rebels in Syria does not exist in a vacuum. It is a step towards escalating a costly, complex, and currently open-ended military engagement overseas. That’s not a step we can take lightly, quickly, or piecemeal. If the Administration is asking our men and women in uniform, their families and the American public to stand behind this mission, they must come to Congress and allow for the kind of thorough, comprehensive deliberation that decisions of war and peace demand.”
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 22:15:53 +0000

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