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'Red Line' crossed on Syria, Senators say
In response to Thursday’s White House acknowledgement that Syria used chemical weapons, several senators called on the Obama administration to step up its response.
“It’s pretty obvious that red line has been crossed,” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told reporters.
“The situation in Syria is unacceptable,” he added. “The president of the United States said that this would be a red line if they used chemical weapons. The president of the United States has now told us they used chemical weapons.”
McCain, who has been advocating more intervention in Syria for years, called for arming the opposition, a step that the White House has resisted thus far, establishing a safe zone and taking proactive steps to ensure that the chemical weapons don’t fall into the wrong hands.
“It does not mean boots on the ground,” McCain said.
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) stopped short of saying what steps should be taken, but agreed a line has been crossed.
“From what I’ve heard our intelligence indicated with some degree of certainty that it has been crossed,” Durbin said. “That’s up to the commander in chief, but something has to be done.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/syria-chemical-weapons-red-line-crossed-senators-90640.html#ixzz2RUuyAgJU
“It’s pretty obvious that red line has been crossed,” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told reporters.
“The situation in Syria is unacceptable,” he added. “The president of the United States said that this would be a red line if they used chemical weapons. The president of the United States has now told us they used chemical weapons.”
McCain, who has been advocating more intervention in Syria for years, called for arming the opposition, a step that the White House has resisted thus far, establishing a safe zone and taking proactive steps to ensure that the chemical weapons don’t fall into the wrong hands.
“It does not mean boots on the ground,” McCain said.
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) stopped short of saying what steps should be taken, but agreed a line has been crossed.
“From what I’ve heard our intelligence indicated with some degree of certainty that it has been crossed,” Durbin said. “That’s up to the commander in chief, but something has to be done.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/syria-chemical-weapons-red-line-crossed-senators-90640.html#ixzz2RUuyAgJU
The war drums are beating again. The MIC must be fed.
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