Just wanted to pass this along:
http://www.cbsnews.com/...
President Obama on Wednesday night put forward a plan to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) that was short on details but included one clear assurance: The effort "will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil."
Some members of Congress, however, including a few vulnerable Democrats up for re-election this year, sound skeptical that the president can keep that promise.
"I will not give this president -- or any other president -- a blank check to begin another land war in Iraq," Sen. Mark Udall, a Democrat in a competitive re-election campaign in Colorado, said in a statement. "I will continue to demand that the administration provide a very clear picture of its goals and objectives."
Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska, another Democrat in a key midterm race, said that the United States " can't continue to foot the bill of Middle East conflicts, and the nations in the region need to step up in a meaningful way. After over a decade of costly war, many Alaskans are rightfully wary of putting combat troops on the ground."
Begich added that he opposes Mr. Obama's plan to arm moderate Syrian rebels. "I am gravely concerned by reports of ISIS seizing and utilizing U.S. weapons intended for those fighting against the Syrian regime, and we must have greater assurance that we aren't arming extremists who will eventually use the weapons against us," he said. - CBS News, 9/10/14
Just wanted everyone to know that. Both these Senators are in tough fights and we could use them in the Senate. Please do click here to donate and get involved with Begich and Udall's campaigns:
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