U.S. plans for strikes against Syria may be coupled with increased
support for rebel forces in that country's civil war, two leading
Republican senators said after meeting with President Barack Obama on
Monday.
Obama met in the Oval
Office with Sens. John McCain, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, both members of
the Senate Armed Services Committee, the White House said. After the
meeting, McCain and Graham said the United States needs to help the
rebels reverse battlefield gains by troops loyal to Syrian President
Bashar al-Assad.
"We still have
significant concerns, but we believe there is in formulation a strategy
to upgrade the capabilities of the Free Syrian Army and to degrade the
capabilities of Bashar al-Assad," said McCain, the ranking Republican on
the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The United States and
several of its leading allies accuse al-Assad's forces of resorting to
poison gas attacks against rebel forces and civilians, including an
August 21 attack near Damascus the Obama administration says killed more
than 1,400 people. Obama said Saturday that the use of chemical weapons
is "a challenge to the world" that threatens U.S. allies in the region
-- but he said he would seek the authorization of Congress before
unleashing American force.
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