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_Published 2013-09-04. Sen. John McCain explains why he declined to support a revised Senate resolution authorizing limited strikes in Syria._


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## Transcript

The one concern I have is concering the military situation on the battlefield. Senator Graham and I were assured that three things would happen as a result of the United States reaction. To Bashar al- Assad's use of chemical weapons. One is to grade his capabilities to deliver those weapons. Second is increase our support of the Free Syrian Army and the resistance forces, and the third is to change the battlefield momentum which presently is in the favor of Bashar al- Assad. To reverse that, to which would then create conditions for a negotiated settlement and the departure of Bashar Assad from power.

Without a provision for reversing the momentum on the battlefield then conditions are not created for the departure of Bashar Assad. There is no policy without that, and there is no strategy without that, except for significant, attacking of, facilities. [ SOUND ] That deliver chemical weapons against the Syrian, Free Syrian army. I feel in the strongest terms, that we need to have that provision. It calls for reversal of momentum on the ground of battle against Bashar Assad. If Bashar Assad remains in an advantageous position, he will never leave Syria. He has to know that he is losing. That way you get a negotiated settlement for his departure.

The President has said Bashar Assad must go. So our policy has to be to implement what the President of the United States has said.

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