Gabbard opposes Syria strike
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said she will vote against any resolution that authorizes U.S. force in Syria.
Gabbard outlined her stance in a written statement late Sunday after a week of committee hearings and a series of classified briefings with top Obama administration officials.
"I am sickened and outraged by the carnage and loss of lives caused by the use of chemical weapons in Syria," Gabbard said. "It is with gravity that I have carefully considered all the facts, arguments, and evidence and soberly weighed concerns regarding our national security and moral responsibility.
"As a result, I have come to the conclusion that a U.S. military strike against Syria would be a serious mistake."
Gabbard becomes the third member of Hawaii's four-member, all-Democratic congressional delegation to take a position opposed to President Barack Obama, who has spent the past week pressing his case in Congress and to world leaders that a limited strike is needed to punish the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad for the alleged Aug. 21 use of chemical weapons against a civilian population.
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