U.S. Senator: The attack on Syria Could Be Disaster

WASHINGTON - Senators from Republican stronghold in the U.S. foreign policy of President Barack Obama warned that the vote by the Congress against the proposed deployment of military forces in Syria . They believe it would be a military intervention and potentially catastrophic risk of a regional war .
" If Congress has rejected a resolution like this after the President of the United States have committed to act , the consequences would be catastrophic , " said Senator John McCain after a meeting with the president at the White House as reported dailystar , Tuesday ( 3/9 ) .
McCain said he and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who also participated in the meeting with Obama mentioned the need to change the resolution to make it more than just a response to the use of chemical weapons by the Assad government .
" We want to from time to time lose the ability Bashar Assad , as well as help to improve the ability of Free Syrian Army and the Syrian government so that they can increase the momentum on the battlefield , " he continued .
Both argued Obama should topple Assad from power and trying to change the direction of civil war that has killed more than 110 thousand . However , some members of Congress have the opposite view , and questioned whether the military should be involved .
Nonetheless , the White House said Monday it is ready to communicate back military option in order to overcome resistance from some lawmakers .
U.S. intelligence has said has evidence that the Assad regime was behind the attacks that killed at least 1,429 people , including more than 400 children in the chemical attack in Damascus .
However , Syrian President Bashar Al - assad told the French newspaper Le Figaro that Syria has defied the United States and France provide evidence to support their allegations that Damascus had used chemical weapons .
" However , if the U.S. and France decided to attack , everyone will lose control of the situation . Chaos and extremism will spread . Risk of regional war there , " Assad added .
When asked whether the French , who had been a staunch supporter of the opposition , has become the enemy of Syria , Assad said that anyone who contributed financially and militarily to terrorist is the enemy of the people of Syria .
" French people are not our enemies , but they are hostile to the government policy of the Syrian people . Extent hostile policy of the French government with the people of Syria , the country will become an enemy , " he said .
Meanwhile , Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the U.S. and its allies in order to prove first whether Assad was using chemical weapons or not . He also considered the only provocation from certain countries . Putin suspicion that the chemical weapons it is propaganda for the group , while the incidence of chemical weapons attacks took place , the government Assad still has a strong position and not in a tight spot . ( esy / JPNN )