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AP survey: House shows opposition to Syria attack
Source: Associated Press
AP survey: House shows opposition to Syria attack
AP foreign, Friday September 6 2013
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) - Suggesting an uphill fight for President Barack Obama, House members staking out positions are either opposed to or leaning against his plan for a U.S. military strike against Syria by more than a 6-1 margin, a survey by The Associated Press shows. The Senate is more evenly divided ahead of its vote next week.
Still, the situation is very fluid. Nearly half of the 433-member House and a third of the 100-member Senate remain undecided.
By their statements or those of aides, only 30 members of the Republican-led House support intervention or are leaning in favor of authorizing the president to use force against Syrian President Bashar Assad's government in response to a chemical weapons attack last month. Some 192 House members outright oppose U.S. involvement or are leaning against authorization, according to the AP survey.
The situation in the Democrat-controlled Senate is better for Obama but hardly conclusive ahead of a potential vote next week. The AP survey showed those who support or are leaning in favor of military action holding a slight 34-32 advantage over those opposed or leaning against it.
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AP foreign, Friday September 6 2013
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) - Suggesting an uphill fight for President Barack Obama, House members staking out positions are either opposed to or leaning against his plan for a U.S. military strike against Syria by more than a 6-1 margin, a survey by The Associated Press shows. The Senate is more evenly divided ahead of its vote next week.
Still, the situation is very fluid. Nearly half of the 433-member House and a third of the 100-member Senate remain undecided.
By their statements or those of aides, only 30 members of the Republican-led House support intervention or are leaning in favor of authorizing the president to use force against Syrian President Bashar Assad's government in response to a chemical weapons attack last month. Some 192 House members outright oppose U.S. involvement or are leaning against authorization, according to the AP survey.
The situation in the Democrat-controlled Senate is better for Obama but hardly conclusive ahead of a potential vote next week. The AP survey showed those who support or are leaning in favor of military action holding a slight 34-32 advantage over those opposed or leaning against it.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/10963363
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it's like the GOP FINALLY found something they could support Obama on doing.
but even worse, it's kind of their "Please Proceed Mr. President" moment.,
giving him all the rope he wants on this one, because it is so wildly unpopular
with voters. 
but a "No" vote on going to war is a "no" vote on going to war, and we need every
no vote we can get, so I'm not complaining either.
