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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAfter trip, Tammy Baldwin says 'there are no good options' in Syria
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/after-trip-tammy-baldwin-says-there-are-no-good-options-in-syria-199ta88-206874251.htmlWashington - After traveling last week to the Turkish border of Syria, Senate Democrat Tammy Baldwin voiced wariness about any moves to step up U.S. military involvement in the Syrian civil war, saying her trip reinforced a sense that "there are no good options."
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Baldwin said in an interview Thursday that the options for stepped up U.S. and multilateral intervention in Syria all have "unintended consequences." She flatly ruled out supporting American "boots on the ground," a step that has little backing in Congress at the moment. She voiced support for the latest increases in U.S. humanitarian aid and nonlethal assistance to the opposition. She said she does not support arming the rebels.
"I understand the caution about arming an opposition coalition that is not yet able to absolutely guarantee that lethal weapons won't get into the hands of folks who wish us harm," she said.
Baldwin said she hoped international concern about Syria's reported use of chemical weapons "gives Secretary Kerry more leverage in speaking with Russia and China" and "will give us more diplomatic leverage to bring about a political solution."
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Baldwin said in an interview Thursday that the options for stepped up U.S. and multilateral intervention in Syria all have "unintended consequences." She flatly ruled out supporting American "boots on the ground," a step that has little backing in Congress at the moment. She voiced support for the latest increases in U.S. humanitarian aid and nonlethal assistance to the opposition. She said she does not support arming the rebels.
"I understand the caution about arming an opposition coalition that is not yet able to absolutely guarantee that lethal weapons won't get into the hands of folks who wish us harm," she said.
Baldwin said she hoped international concern about Syria's reported use of chemical weapons "gives Secretary Kerry more leverage in speaking with Russia and China" and "will give us more diplomatic leverage to bring about a political solution."
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After trip, Tammy Baldwin says 'there are no good options' in Syria (Original Post)
Scuba
May 2013
OP
It's good that she was able to visit the area and provide an informed response.
LeftInTX
May 2013
#5
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)1. She's right, there are no good options
JustAnotherGen
(31,810 posts)2. Yep
This needs a political solution - NOT a violent one.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)3. Stay out of it ...been saying this from the start. n/t
byeya
(2,842 posts)4. Yes, for once, once, stay the eff out
LeftInTX
(25,244 posts)5. It's good that she was able to visit the area and provide an informed response.
Unlike McCain and Lindsey who prefer to visit Sunday talk shows.
K & R