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Toomey: Obama has ‘woefully fallen short’
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jul 20, 2013 11:39am |
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| Author | Mike Wereschagin |
| News Date | Friday, July 19, 2013 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "As Syria's bloody rebellion threatens to devolve into sectarian warfare, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said America's options in the spreading crisis are dwindling because President Obama did not act quickly enough.
Toomey, the freshman Republican from Lehigh County, said the country faces diminished influence abroad and mounting financial problems at home because Obama did not rally support behind decisive action. But the president's supporters noted that Toomey helped block some of the plans he blames Obama for failing to enact.
“The most important thing about being president is providing the leadership the country needs, and on that, I think he has woefully fallen short,” Toomey told Tribune-Review editors and reporters on Friday.
The consequences, he said, are becoming apparent in Syria, where mortar shells struck near a major Shiite shrine on Friday as elements backed by Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia vied for dominance of the shattered country. Though the White House has pledged increased support for rebels, increasing radicalization of some fighters means military aid could end up in terrorist hands.
“We've gotten ourselves in a situation now where we have certainly no great choices and maybe no good choices,” Toomey said." |
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