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12-05-2012, 03:06 PM
In a 92-6 vote, the Senate amended the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act to include a provision requiring “a report on military activities to deny or significantly degrade the use of air power against civilian and opposition groups in Syria.”
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) voted against the amendment, but thanked its authors for “including in this amendment a clause that says that nothing in this amendment is to be construed as a declaration of war or a use of authorization of force. I think that’s very important,” he said in a statement.
more here:
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/12/04/senate-passes-ndaa-amendment-on-syria-no-fly-zone/
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) voted against the amendment, but thanked its authors for “including in this amendment a clause that says that nothing in this amendment is to be construed as a declaration of war or a use of authorization of force. I think that’s very important,” he said in a statement.
more here:
http://news.antiwar.com/2012/12/04/senate-passes-ndaa-amendment-on-syria-no-fly-zone/