BY A 10-TO 7 VOTE, THE U-S SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES GIVING PRESIDENT OBAMA THE AUTHORITY TO USE MILITARY FORCE AGAINST SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD FOR ITS ALLEGED CHEMICAL ATTACK ON ITS CITIZENS.
NEW MEXICO SENATOR TOM UDALL, WHO SITS ON THE COMMITTEE, WAS AMONG THE SEVEN WHO VOTED AGAINST THE MEASURE. .HE SAYS POLICY MOVES THE U-S TOWARDS GREATER INVOLVEMENT IN THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR AND INCREASING REGIONAL CONFLICT. HE ALSO SAYS OPPOSTION TO MILITARY ACTION AGAINST THE SYRIAN REGIME BY MANY AMERICAN SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY.
THE FULL SENATE VOTES ON THE RESOLUTION NEXT WEEK.
