John Bolton: I’d ‘vote no’ on Syria strike [View all]

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John Bolton: I’d ‘vote no’ on Syria strike

By LUCY MCCALMONT

If former Ambassador to the UN John Bolton were a member of Congress, he said Tuesday that he’d vote against a plan to use military strikes in Syria.

“I think if I were a member of Congress I would vote against an authorization to use force here. I don’t think it is in America’s interest. I don’t think we should in effect take sides in the Syrian conflict,” Bolton said on “Fox and Friends.”

Bolton, who said he “would not have referred the matter to Congress,” added there isn’t enough to convince him that a strike would made an impact in the region.

“There’s very little to recommend either side to me, and I think the notion that a limited strike, which is what the President seems to be pursuing, will not create a deterrent effect with respect to either to Syria’s use of chemical weapons or more seriously, Iran’s nuclear weapons program. So all in all, since I don’t see any utility to, to the use of military force in Syria in this context, I would vote no.”

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http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/john-bolton-syria-vote-96195.html

Thus far, Noam Chomsky (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023586131) Ron Paul (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023584212) and John Yoo (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023583127) have weighed in.