Senator Harkin Statement on Syria. Evidence circumstantial. Must wait for these results of UN team

[Catherina]

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September 1, 2013
Harkin Statement on Syria

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s announcement that he will ask Congress to authorize military force in Syria.

“I have just attended a classified Congressional briefing on Syria that quite frankly raised more questions than it answered. I found the evidence presented by Administration officials to be circumstantial. The atrocious use of chemical weapons against civilian is an affront to human values and a violation of international law. It should be condemned by the international community as a whole.

“The coming debate in Congress will hopefully shine the light on outstanding questions -- as will the results of the U.N. inspection team. We must wait for these results before any action is taken. What I hear from Iowans is that the Middle East has a complex history and the conflicts there will not be solved by U.S. military action alone. We should not rush into what may become a new open-ended war without broad international backing or a full understanding of the ramifications.”

http://www.harkin.senate.gov/press/release.cfm?i=345625

[senseandsensibility]

1. I trust Tom Harkin.

Thank you for speaking out, Senator.

[Coyotl]

2. A voice of reason "I found the evidence presented by Administration officials to be circumstantial."

[progressoid]

3. Rec

[tecelote]

4. Plus, why is no one talking about the UN?

Before Bush, the UN was on the side of good.