Neither our country nor our conscience can afford the cost of silence.
The use of chemical weapons in Syria is not only an assault on humanity; it is a serious threat to America's national se...
Given these threats to our national security, the United States must demonstrate through our actions that the use of che...
A political solution created by the Syrian people is the only way to ultimately end the violence in Syria.
A refusal to act would undermine the credibility of America's other security commitments.
The Syrian regime's actions risk eroding the nearly century-old international norm against the use of chemical weapons.
We understand that a country faces few decisions as grave as using military force.
All of us who have the privilege and responsibility of serving this great nation owe the American people... a vigorous d...
I do.
The bottom line is, the President has no intention, and will not, and we do not want to, put American troops on the grou...
This authorization is a limited, targeted effort to focus on deterring and degrading the chemical weapons capacity of th...
I voted to approve the Chemical Weapons Convention because chemical weapons have no place in the civilized world and som...
We cannot afford for Hezbollah or any terrorist group determined to strike the United States to have incentives to acqui...
We believe we can achieve them with a military action that would be limited in duration and scope.
Assad must be held accountable for using these weapons in defiance of the international community.
America must protect its people and its national interests. That is our highest responsibility.
The word of the United States must mean something. It is vital currency in foreign relations and international and allie...
the President's actions will make us more secure, less likely that Assad can use his weapons or chooses to use his weapo...
