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TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
Sat Apr 8, 2017, 06:11 PM Apr 2017

US Sen. Elizabeth Warren: President Donald Trump's 'erratic approach to Syria is not a strategy'

Source: Mass Live

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, continued to take aim at President Donald Trump's foreign policy Saturday, contending that his "erratic approach to Syria is not a strategy."

The Massachusetts Democrat, who criticized the president earlier this week for launching a targeted airstrike in Syria without Capitol Hill approval, slammed the Republican again in a series of afternoon tweets.

Although she agreed that the United States needs a plan to hold Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accountable for his reported use of chemical weapons on his own citizens, the senator argued that she's "seen no compelling strategic justification for Trump's missile strike."

Warren further accused the president of having an "erratic" approach when it comes to U.S. involvement in Syria, contending that within a week his administration "went from asserting they wouldn't intervene to launching Tomahawk missiles against Assad."

Read more: http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/04/us_sen_elizabeth_warren_presid_1.html

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US Sen. Elizabeth Warren: President Donald Trump's 'erratic approach to Syria is not a strategy' (Original Post) TomCADem Apr 2017 OP
I am glad she spoke up. murielm99 Apr 2017 #1
Cory Booker - Escalation would create more instability and put lives at risk. TomCADem Apr 2017 #2
Trumps strange war? bluestarone Apr 2017 #3
We need her voice. Kath2 Apr 2017 #4
Yes! Sen. Warren. I agree. Equinox Moon Apr 2017 #5
All these pundits make me chuckle T_i_B Apr 2017 #6

TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
2. Cory Booker - Escalation would create more instability and put lives at risk.
Sat Apr 8, 2017, 06:19 PM
Apr 2017

She is not the only one.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/04/08/american-russian-relations/

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., called the chemical attack in Syria “a heinous act and a crime against humanity” but said “escalation without the support of Congress, the American people, and our allies would create more instability and put lives at risk.”

Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy called the strike “an ill-thought out military action with absolutely no overall strategy for Syria” that he said “risks dragging us further into a civil war in which we cannot tip the scales.”

bluestarone

(16,976 posts)
3. Trumps strange war?
Sat Apr 8, 2017, 06:23 PM
Apr 2017

I agree this is most strange being the Syrian's are flying in 24 hours!!!!! Almost like maybe a deal made between Putin and Trump???

T_i_B

(14,738 posts)
6. All these pundits make me chuckle
Sun Apr 9, 2017, 06:00 AM
Apr 2017

All pontificating endlessly about whether or not Trump will follow through on military action in Syria.

Trumps following through has been a major concern of mine ever since I started eating curries!

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