WASHINGTON – Congressman
Sean Patrick Maloney (D, NY-18) said the US-led strikes against Syria’s
chemical weapons facilities “sent the message that using poison
gas on innocent civilians is immoral and unacceptable behavior that the
United States will not tolerate.”
He said Syrian leader Assad “is a criminal and a butcher of his
own people – and the international community stands united against
his use of chemical weapons.”
Maloney said the US Constitution “requires Congress to demand a
real strategy and authority (or not). We can’t get involved in another
open-ended war in the Middle East. The President – working with
Secretary Mattis – should devise a strategy and bring it before
the United States Congress before any further action is taken.”
