McCain on Syria: Any resolution must include authority to attack air defenses
McCain on Syria: Authorization from Congress must change the balance of power and give the rebels a fighting chance.
McCain on Syria: Authorization from Congress must change the balance of power and give the rebels a fighting chance.
Sen. John聽McCain聽says he will support President Barack Obama's request to intervene inSyria聽if the move would "reverse the situation on the battlefield."
McCain聽tells NBC it isn't sufficient to merely send a strong message to President Bashar Assad with a limited-range response.聽McCain聽says a resolution of intervention must include authority to degrade聽Syria's聽air defenses. The Republican says "it's an unfair fight" on the ground and that Assad has the upper hand.
McCain聽says if authorization from Congress doesn't change the balance of power and give the rebels a fighting chance, then it "will not have the desired effect."
Obama's former rival for the White House says he "cannot support something that might be doomed in the long run."