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15. Senators Boxer and Durbin voted against the IWR, but supported the Syria resolution:

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:23 PM

Sep 2013

Who voted for the Syria resolution?

By Ed O'Keefe

Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Wednesday to approve a resolution authorizing U.S. military action against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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Final tally: 10 to 7, with one senator voting present.

Who voted yes?: Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) (by proxy — was absent due to the Jewish holiday), Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Christopher Coons (D-Del.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.). Ranking member Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.).

Who voted no?: Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.)

Who voted present?: Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.).

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The overselling of bombing Syria demonstrates how stupid the admin thinks [View all] cali Sep 2013 OP

Too bad Obama couldn't devote half of the energy he's been spending on war to get us single payer. jsr Sep 2013 #1

word. KG Sep 2013 #3

There was no "red line in the sand" on single-payer. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #5

+1 leftstreet Sep 2013 #17

They're right whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #2

I found nothing "parody" about Kerry's testimony. ProSense Sep 2013 #4

Of course you didn't. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #8

"Did you believe the same bullshit when it was used to justify Bush's Iraq War?" ProSense Sep 2013 #12

The claims are the same. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #14

And yet John Kerry supported and voted for Bush's war, he repeatedly stated that Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #37

Senators Boxer and Durbin voted against the IWR, but supported the Syria resolution: ProSense Sep 2013 #15

Which tells us what? Just because they're Dems doesn't mean they can't also be sheep. Dawgs Sep 2013 #18

it's no joke nt G_j Sep 2013 #10

You? Who on earth would expect you to do anything but support cali Sep 2013 #13

Your problem ProSense Sep 2013 #16

Probably waiting to here from their donors. Taking politicians at their word is never a good idea. Dawgs Sep 2013 #19

Perhaps a small distinction, but I didn't call him a liar. I said he lied cali Sep 2013 #23

You are simply uninformed. As usual, the ugliest crap comes from those least well informed. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #32

And yet you do not refute nor post a correction you simply lash out Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #38

wow, there's a cogent refutation. I'm certainly far better informed than you kitt cali Sep 2013 #40

Honestly, Obama is the best spokesman for his position. TwilightGardener Sep 2013 #6

So far, the war advertising is chalking up a "No Sale" on the American people. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2013 #7

its NEW! and IMPROVED!! HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #9

The admin's case that "Assad did it" is crumbling fast.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #11

right, German intelligence just acknowledged it was Assad. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #31

This was so poorly sold, you could almost call it Hydra Sep 2013 #20

Operation Just the Tip Precisely Sep 2013 #22

Stupid or tuned out Precisely Sep 2013 #21

why is anybody surprised? Chaco Dundee Sep 2013 #24

one minute they're lordly World Control, hand-in-glove with the media, defanging and veal-penning MisterP Sep 2013 #25

AND what exactly is your plan for Syria? SoapBox Sep 2013 #26

What has the Arab League suggested? The UN? leftstreet Sep 2013 #27

What's your plan? Union Scribe Sep 2013 #28

Sometimes there is no viable "solution". That's just a fact of life cali Sep 2013 #33

My plan..... sendero Sep 2013 #35

Assad is going to kill a lot more civilians as he gets more desperate. Obama isn't the stupid one. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #29

Both sides will kill a lot more civilians. In any case, Assad will certainly cali Sep 2013 #34

I was very upset when he tied Syria to 9/11 and the Pearl Harbor attacks. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #30

The overselling.. sendero Sep 2013 #36

Boy, did you nail this one, Cali. woo me with science Sep 2013 #39