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SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO BLOCK US ARMING SYRIA MILITANTS
Republican US Senator Rand Paul
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/06/21/310098/us-senators-warn-obama-over-syria-war/
Fri Jun 21, 2013 8:45AM GMT
On June 14, US President Barack Obama ordered his administration to
provide the militants with weapons, which include assault rifles,
shoulder-fired rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank missiles.
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Four bipartisan US senators have introduced a bill aimed at
prohibiting the administration of President Barack Obama from
providing military assistance to militants in Syria.
The legislation was introduced on June 20 by Democrats Tom Udall and
Chris Murphy and Republicans Mike Lee and Rand Paul in an effort to
bar the US Department of Defense and spy agencies from feeding
anti-Syria Takfiri militants.
On June 14, Obama ordered his administration to provide the militants
with weapons, which include assault rifles, shoulder-fired
rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank missiles.
Rand Paul said in a statement that the "president's unilateral
decision to arm Syrian rebels is incredibly disturbing, considering
what little we know about whom we are arming."
Chris Murphy also argued, "We should be extremely wary of allowing the
United States to be drawn into a complicated proxy war that could mire
our country for years at a potentially incalculable cost to US
taxpayers and America's reputation at home and abroad."
Many members of the US Congress remain deeply skeptical about White
House plans for transferring weapons to foreign-sponsored militants in
Syria, while a number of others have been pressing for military aid to
the Takfiris for months.
Washington announced its plans to arm the militants in Syria a day
after it claimed that the Syrian army had used chemical weapons in its
fight against the militants.
Syria strongly rejects such claims and says the extremists have used
chemical weapons on several occasions, including an attack in the
region of Khan al-Assal in the northwestern province of Aleppo on
March 19, where over two dozen people died.
Turmoil has gripped Syria since March 2011, and many people, including
large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel, have been
killed in the violence.
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Republican US Senator Rand Paul
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/06/21/310098/us-senators-warn-obama-over-syria-war/
Fri Jun 21, 2013 8:45AM GMT
On June 14, US President Barack Obama ordered his administration to
provide the militants with weapons, which include assault rifles,
shoulder-fired rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank missiles.
Related Interviews:
Israel seeks continued war in Syria
'Jordan to play strategic role for US'
Related Viewpoints:
Putin draws red line on Syria
Four bipartisan US senators have introduced a bill aimed at
prohibiting the administration of President Barack Obama from
providing military assistance to militants in Syria.
The legislation was introduced on June 20 by Democrats Tom Udall and
Chris Murphy and Republicans Mike Lee and Rand Paul in an effort to
bar the US Department of Defense and spy agencies from feeding
anti-Syria Takfiri militants.
On June 14, Obama ordered his administration to provide the militants
with weapons, which include assault rifles, shoulder-fired
rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank missiles.
Rand Paul said in a statement that the "president's unilateral
decision to arm Syrian rebels is incredibly disturbing, considering
what little we know about whom we are arming."
Chris Murphy also argued, "We should be extremely wary of allowing the
United States to be drawn into a complicated proxy war that could mire
our country for years at a potentially incalculable cost to US
taxpayers and America's reputation at home and abroad."
Many members of the US Congress remain deeply skeptical about White
House plans for transferring weapons to foreign-sponsored militants in
Syria, while a number of others have been pressing for military aid to
the Takfiris for months.
Washington announced its plans to arm the militants in Syria a day
after it claimed that the Syrian army had used chemical weapons in its
fight against the militants.
Syria strongly rejects such claims and says the extremists have used
chemical weapons on several occasions, including an attack in the
region of Khan al-Assal in the northwestern province of Aleppo on
March 19, where over two dozen people died.
Turmoil has gripped Syria since March 2011, and many people, including
large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel, have been
killed in the violence.
MKA/HSN/HMV