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Congress weighs in Syria
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After members of Congress met with U.S. President Barack Obama's National Security team Sunday, many left with mixed feelings about possible intervention in the Syria crisis.
Democratic Representative Jim Himes.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE JIM HIMES FROM CONNECTICUT
SAYING:
"I'm still very skeptical about the President's proposal. It is not clear to me that we know what the results of this attack will be, meaning, will it be effective? It's not clear to me what response might be undertaken by Iran, by the Syrians, against Israel, against us, in the realm of terrorism."
While some said evidence that chemical weapons were used by the Syrian regime was clear, Republican representative Michael Burgess is not convinced about a U.S. strike.
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. (SOUNDBITE) (English) REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE FROM TEXAS, MICHAEL BURGESS, SAYING:
"Certainly, the mood in the district that I represent is 'do not do this', and I honestly didn't h
Democratic Representative Jim Himes.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE JIM HIMES FROM CONNECTICUT
SAYING:
"I'm still very skeptical about the President's proposal. It is not clear to me that we know what the results of this attack will be, meaning, will it be effective? It's not clear to me what response might be undertaken by Iran, by the Syrians, against Israel, against us, in the realm of terrorism."
While some said evidence that chemical weapons were used by the Syrian regime was clear, Republican representative Michael Burgess is not convinced about a U.S. strike.
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. (SOUNDBITE) (English) REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE FROM TEXAS, MICHAEL BURGESS, SAYING:
"Certainly, the mood in the district that I represent is 'do not do this', and I honestly didn't h
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