Posted on 09/05/2013 2:13:29 PM PDT by jazusamo
The resolution authorizing military action in Syria is in danger of failing in Congress, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday.
Speaking in his home state of South Carolina, the Republican senator said he has serious doubts that Congress will back President Obamas call for strikes.
I think if the vote were taken right now, it would be too close to call in the Senate, [and] would surely lose in the House, he told reporters after speaking to constituents, according to .
Graham said Obama is "well short" of the votes he needs in the House because has failed to make the case to the American people.
Mr. President, youve been uncertain, youve been unclear, youve changed your mind, he said. You have to now come out with a certain plan and a resolve that I have not seen.
Graham, who is up for reelection in 2014, supports a limited military strike on Syria. He told reporters he plans to host a dinner on Sunday with Vice President Biden and more than a dozen Republican senators to discuss the matter.
Obama is scrambling to round up support in Congress for his Syria plan. With opposition building on Thursday, he canceled a planned trip to Los Angeles so he could remain in Washington to round up votes.
Graham said a strike against Syria would only be successful if it accomplishes three things: changes the balance of power in Syria, helps the opposition and gets other countries in the region involved.
Saudi Arabia should be paying for this, he said.
Graham was also critical of Obama's statement that a strike will be effective even if it doesn't come soon.
When I hear from our military leadership that we can be just as effective 30 days after chemical weapons were used as if it were quick, Im just baffled, he said.
Dont you believe that [Syrian President Bashar] Assad is moving all of his equipment around? Dont you believe that hes preparing for a strike? he said.
It’s Obama who cancelled his trip to LA.
http://therightscoop.com/good-obama-cancels-la-trip-as-no-votes-on-syria-pile-up/
“What a total immoral fool this man is.”
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He’s worse, I said in 2008 that his purpose was to destroy the United States of America and it seems that more are waking up to that FACT every day. Even most of those who voted against him in 2008 would never have believed the truth, it was just too terrible to contemplate. I could see it and I went through a period of feeling almost too helpless to keep on living when I realized what folly this nation was committing.
Disregard my post 102 please, it was aimed at Obama, I need another cup of coffee. Of course, it could almost apply to Graham as well.
Terrific, potlatch.
Exactly what I had in mind. Now, to the PhotoShop...
Thank you Meg!
It was just an object lesson. Don’t want to defile one or more of those pretty ladies with the head of some grimy senator... I will leave the Photoshop to someone else LOL
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