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04-06-2017, 06:01 PM
Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham on Thursday called for an international force to ground Syria's air force following an alleged chemical weapon attack by the regime of President Bashar Assad.
They said Assad's air force is responsible for chemical weapon attacks and the U.S. military and its allies could disable it "quickly, precisely, decisively" and control any escalation of hostilities.
"The United States should lead an international coalition to ground Assad's air force," McCain and Graham said in a joint statement Thursday. "This capability provides Assad a strategic advantage in his brutal slaughter of innocent civilians, both through the use of chemical weapons as well as barrel bombs, which kill far more men, women and children on a daily basis."
The senators said the chemical attack this week in Idlib province that killed dozens of civilians including children is a test of the Trump administration, and a strike on the country's air force could help bring an end to the long-running Syria conflict.
"If the president is willing to take the necessary action, he deserves broad bipartisan support, and we will help build it," they said.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mccain-and-graham-call-for-strike-on-syrian-air-force/article/2619529
They said Assad's air force is responsible for chemical weapon attacks and the U.S. military and its allies could disable it "quickly, precisely, decisively" and control any escalation of hostilities.
"The United States should lead an international coalition to ground Assad's air force," McCain and Graham said in a joint statement Thursday. "This capability provides Assad a strategic advantage in his brutal slaughter of innocent civilians, both through the use of chemical weapons as well as barrel bombs, which kill far more men, women and children on a daily basis."
The senators said the chemical attack this week in Idlib province that killed dozens of civilians including children is a test of the Trump administration, and a strike on the country's air force could help bring an end to the long-running Syria conflict.
"If the president is willing to take the necessary action, he deserves broad bipartisan support, and we will help build it," they said.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mccain-and-graham-call-for-strike-on-syrian-air-force/article/2619529