I always gave credit to President Obama for being a fence sitter and that was why we didn't have boots on the ground in Syria, but now I have to change my mind and realize that it was the US Congress that kept us from sending troops to Syria:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/01/politi...ria/index.html
Kerry said this in a leaked audio tape recently
Quote:
I lost the argument. I've argued for the use of force. I'm the guy who stood up and announced that we're going to attack Assad for the use of weapons," Kerry is heard telling the Syrian attendees, referring to internal deliberations within the administration of President Barack Obama that followed Assad's use of chemical weapons in 2013.
Kerry also faulted Congress for failing to support such a retaliatory strike, saying, "The bottom line is that Congress refused even to vote to allow that."
"We have a Congress that will not authorize our use of force," he added, explaining that a new military intervention would be difficult to bring about.
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