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Senator Chris Murphy Opposes Military Action Against Syria

Connecticut Public Radio | By Ray Hardman
Published August 27, 2013 at 12:36 PM EDT
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The Obama Administration is considering military strikes on Syria in response to the Assad regime's deadly poison gas attacks in Damascus last week.

While there is growing support for military intervention in Syria by members of Congress, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy says he's against it. Rather, Murphy says the president should focus on a diplomatic way to deter the Assad regime from further attacks. 

Senator Murphy has been outspoken about the risks of intervening in Syria. Earlier this summer, Murphy was one of only two Senators to support an amendment to prohibit shipments of weapons to the Syrian rebels. Murphy says the Obama Administration needs to address Congress about what they know about the chemical attacks and their plan for Syria before any military action is initiated. 

  
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Ray Hardman
Ray Hardman is Connecticut Public’s Arts and Culture Reporter. He is the host of CPTV’s Emmy-nominated original series Where Art Thou? Listeners to Connecticut Public Radio may know Ray as the local voice of Morning Edition, and later of All Things Considered.
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