WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today issued the following statement on Syria:

“While I recognize the horror of citizens and their children being murdered by their own government, whether by poison gas or by bombs and bullets, it is clear we have no meaningful coalition of allies, nor detailed plan of action nor clear picture of our objective," Roberts said. "I am especially troubled, based on today's briefing, that the president wants open-ended authority. That doesn't square with his highly publicized statement for limited action. That is yet another reason I cannot support the president's request. Under this lack of leadership, I am unwilling to place one single young American man or woman's life at risk. This Marine knows from experience a country never engages in an aggressive action without a clear objective, a plan of alternative actions and a clear exit strategy. It is clear to me we have none of these.”

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