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BS: House approves Obama request for Syria in broad bipartisan vote
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ISIS strike deal with moderate Syrian rebels
The House overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to grant President Obama authority to train and arm moderate (? They chop off less heads or ?) Syrian rebels waging war against Islamic extremists.
Despite vocal opposition from both war-weary liberals and defense hawks who feel the Syria plan should include more robust steps, majorities in both conferences voted 273-156 to back Obama’s plan to give military aid to vetted members of the Free Syrian Army.
The “yes” vote was made up of 159 Republicans and 114 Democrats; opposition was just as bipartisan, with 85 Democrats and 71 Republicans voting no. The Syria language was considered as an amendment to a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown on Oct. 1.
Source: http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2014/09/bs-house-approves-obama-request-for.html
