Inhofe: Kerry sought to 'sell' senators on use of force against Syria
Inhofe, who was on the call but acknowledged missing its last 15 minutes, said Secretary of State John Kerry made an aggressive effort to convince lawmakers to support a strike against Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons.
He said Kerry wants to present a "broad range of options" for action, but added: "We talked for an hour-and-a-half, and they didn't mention one of the options."
Hagel on Friday rejected Inhofe's claim that the Syria briefing was an attempt to sell lawmakers on military action.
"The objective of the call [Thursday] was not to convince anyone of anything," Hagel said. "The objective was to give the leaders of the Congress an update on our thinking and where we are on this issue,"
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