Obama, ex-rival McCain united as hawks on Syria

[NCTraveler]

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is inviting Sen. John McCain to the White House, hoping his foe in the 2008 presidential election will help sell the idea of a U.S. military intervention in Syria to a nation deeply scarred by more than a decade of war.

Having announced over the weekend that he'll seek congressional approval for military strikes against the Assad regime, the Obama administration is now trying to rally support among Americans and their congressman and senators.

Monday's meeting with McCain is meant to address concerns of those who feel Obama isn't doing enough to punish Syrian President Bashar Assad's government for an attack in the Damascus suburbs last month that the U.S. says included sarin gas and killed at least 1,429 civilians, more than 400 of whom were children. On the other side of the spectrum, some Republican and Democratic lawmakers don't want to see military action at all.

http://news.msn.com/us/obama-ex-rival-mccain-united-as-hawks-on-syria

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