(Reuters) - Democratic and Republican members of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee strongly criticized the Obama administration on
Thursday for lacking a plan to resolve the war in Syria.
"I just don't get a sense
that we have a strategy," said Democratic Senator Robert Menendez, the
panel's chairman, during a contentious hearing on Syria policy.
…
"I think our help to the
opposition has been an embarrassment and I find it appalling you would sit here
and act as if we're doing the things we said we'd do three months ago, six
months ago, nine months ago," said Senator Bob Corker, the panel's top
Republican.
…
Robert Ford,
the U.S. ambassador to Syria , acknowledged that many Syrians were
disappointed with the level of U.S.
support.
…
Republican Senator John McCain,
among the strongest voices in Congress for backing the rebels, made clear he
was not convinced by Obama's policy.
"You continue to call this a
civil war... this isn't a civil war any more. This is a regional
conflict," McCain said, noting that fighting had spread to Iraq, Jordan was struggling to handle Syrian refugees
and Iran 's
involvement.
"For you to describe this as
a 'civil war' ... is a gross distortion of the facts, which again, makes many
of us question your fundamental strategy because you don't describe the
realities on the ground," he said.
It is so grave… I think the 190 UN member countries must act
to change the unsc, this is all but the unsc failure, Russia vetoes…
and Mr Obama unwillingness involved in along with Mr Kerry is very very cunning… U.S is very powerful country, only the country able to stop this unbelievable conflict and gives Russia leverage! Via from https://www.facebook.com/SyrianDayOfRage
