Syrian President Bashar al-Assad greets the people at mass rally. The imperialist war against Syria has lasted for nearly two years., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
Obama faces ‘daunting battle’ on Syria war vote
Mon Sep 9, 2013 12:58AM GMT
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On Sunday, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough admitted that the Obama administration lacked any “irrefutable, beyond-a-reasonable-doubt evidence” for its claims that the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons in an attack near capital Damascus last month.
A recent survey of US lawmakers has shown that US President Barack Obama faces “a daunting and uphill battle” to win congressional approval for his plans to attack Syria.
A USA TODAY Network survey of lawmakers in both chambers of US Congress has shown that only a small fraction of congressmen say they would support a US military attack on Syria.
According to the poll, only 22 senators and 22 members of the House of Representatives have said they are considering to vote for military strikes against Syria while 19 senators and 130 House members have said they will oppose the Obama administration’s war plans.
Results from the survey also show that a majority of the Senate and the House remains undecided.
Congressional Republicans overwhelmingly oppose Obama, by nearly 8-1, and Democrats are as likely to oppose military action against Syria as to support it, the poll showed.
Meanwhile, senior figures within the Obama administration continue their lobbying efforts to rally support for Obama’s plans to attack Syria.
Following his intense lobbying campaign on Capitol Hill, Secretary of State John Kerry is now in Europe seeking to muster support from US allies. Kerry will return to Washington on Monday to continue selling the administration’s proposed “limited military strikes” plan at home.
The US has accused the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of using chemical weapons in an attack near capital Damascus last month.
The Syrian government has categorically rejected such allegations. In an interview Sunday with CBS News, President Assad rejected the accusations that he was behind the deadly chemical attack in August.
Washington has not provided any conclusive evidence for its claims as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described the information provided to Russia as “some sketches” which contained “no supporting facts.”
On Sunday, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough admitted that the Obama administration lacked any “irrefutable, beyond-a-reasonable-doubt evidence” for its claims.
Survey data showing a growing opposition among US congressmen to military strikes against Syria come as other surveys show America’s war-weary public is also opposed to such plans.
A Gallup poll has shown that support among Americans for a US military action against Syria is among the lowest for any military intervention in the past two decades.
A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll has also revealed that nearly 60 percent of Americans are against missile strikes on Syria.
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