Don’t limit U.S. ability to strike Syria to ‘specific moment’: Kerry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry urged Congress on Tuesday not to limit U.S. authority to strike Syria “to one specific moment,” saying the U.S. military had follow-on strike options should President Bashar al-Assad use chemical wea…
Losing Syria vote in Congress too dire to contemplate: Kerry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is not considering the possibility of losing a congressional vote authorizing military strikes against Syria because that is “too dire,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
U.S. military not tasked with changing momentum in Syrian conflict: Dempsey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. military officer told Congress on Tuesday that he had not been asked to change the momentum in the Syrian conflict, but instead develop options to degrade Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s military capabilities.
Kerry doesn’t want Syria option to preclude U.S. troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that he did not want the resolution on the use of force in Syria before the U.S. Congress to be cast in a way that would remove the option of putting U.S. “boots on the ground”.
New York mayor hopeful de Blasio could avoid Democratic run-off: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio has surged past his Democratic rivals, for the first time winning enough support to potentially avoid a run-off election, according to a Quinnipiac poll released on Tuesday.
U.S. credibility on Iran at stake in Syria decision: Hagel says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A failure to take action over Syria’s use of chemical weapons would damage the credibility America’s pledge to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Congress on Tuesday.
Senator Levin ‘confident’ U.S. will step up support for Syrian rebels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said on Tuesday he was confident after talking with President Barack Obama that the United States would step up its support for “vetted” elements of the Syrian opposition.
House Republican leader Cantor will support Obama on Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor said on Tuesday he will support President Barack Obama’s request for military action in Syria.
House Speaker Boehner backs Obama on Syria, urges colleagues to do same
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Tuesday he would support President Barack Obama’s call for military action in Syria and urged his colleagues in Congress to do the same.
Pelosi says believes U.S. Congress will support strike on Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, said on Tuesday she believes Congress will support a resolution authorizing the use of U.S. military force against Syria.
