United States Senate revises Syria resolution, bars ground troops
6 Sept 2013 5:06 AM IST
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has reached an agreement on a revised resolution authorising military action in Syria, setting a time limit and barring US ground troops in the war-torn country.
The draft, agreed Tuesday by the committee’s chairman Robert Menendez and Republican ranking member Bob Corker, sets a time limit of 60 days on US military action in Syria with the option for a single 30-day extension. The resolution also states that no US troops would be deployed for combat operations in Syria, reports Xinhua.
Menendez said the committee could hold a vote on the resolution Wednesday. ‘With this agreement, we are a step closer to granting the president authority to act in our national security interest,’ he said. The draft will replace the one introduced by the Obama administration over the weekend to seek congressional approval.
The draft, agreed Tuesday by the committee’s chairman Robert Menendez and Republican ranking member Bob Corker, sets a time limit of 60 days on US military action in Syria with the option for a single 30-day extension. The resolution also states that no US troops would be deployed for combat operations in Syria, reports Xinhua.
Menendez said the committee could hold a vote on the resolution Wednesday. ‘With this agreement, we are a step closer to granting the president authority to act in our national security interest,’ he said. The draft will replace the one introduced by the Obama administration over the weekend to seek congressional approval.
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