Cenk Uygur
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Syria Attack Resolution Approved By Senate Committee

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September 5, 2013

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"The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to authorize President Obama to use limited force against Syria Wednesday, after adopting amendments from Sen. John McCain designed to urge Obama to "change the military equation on the battlefield." The Senate resolution would limit hostilities to 60 or 90 days, narrow military action to Syria's borders and prohibit U.S. troops on Syrian soil. McCain's proposal didn't change that scope but urged that the end goal should be "a negotiated settlement that ends the conflict and leads to a democratic government in Syria." The vote was 10-7. Five Republicans and two Democrats voted against it...".* Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola (TYT University and Common Room), Jimmy Dore (The Jimmy Dore Show), and Ben Mankiewicz (What The Flick?! and TYT Sports) break it down on The Young Turks.

*Read more here from Gregory Korte / USA TODAY

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