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Lawmakers seek revised Syria resolution after Obama speech
Lawmakers seek revised Syria resolution after Obama speech
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Wednesday he is working on a new congressional resolution for Syria that would link the use of force with the failure to achieve a political solution eliminating Bashar Assad's chemical weapons stockpiles.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., made the remarks a day after President Obama said he would postpone seeking authorization for a military strike to give a diplomatic solution a chance to work.
Obama had faced an uphill battle to win congressional approval for a missile strike aimed at Syria to punish the regime for its use of chemical weapons on Aug. 21.
"What we are working on is a way of linking the authorization directly to the discussions that are taking place and the possibility of a political resolution with the Syrians agreeing to remove all of the chemical weapons," Levin told a group of military journalists.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/11/assad-syria-levin/2798981/
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Wednesday he is working on a new congressional resolution for Syria that would link the use of force with the failure to achieve a political solution eliminating Bashar Assad's chemical weapons stockpiles.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., made the remarks a day after President Obama said he would postpone seeking authorization for a military strike to give a diplomatic solution a chance to work.
Obama had faced an uphill battle to win congressional approval for a missile strike aimed at Syria to punish the regime for its use of chemical weapons on Aug. 21.
"What we are working on is a way of linking the authorization directly to the discussions that are taking place and the possibility of a political resolution with the Syrians agreeing to remove all of the chemical weapons," Levin told a group of military journalists.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/11/assad-syria-levin/2798981/