Obama Gets Boehner’s Support in ‘Call to Action’ Against Syria

President Barack Obama, after urging Congress to take a “prompt” vote authorizing military action against Syria, won endorsement for the cause from House Speaker John Boehner.

Backing from Republican Boehner brings Obama closer to overcoming objections being raised by some House members who’ve questioned the evidence presented by the administration that the Syrian government was behind a sarin gas attack last month or whether the U.S. has a vital interest in the region.

“The use of these weapons has to be responded to and only the U.S. has the capability,” Boehner, of Ohio, said after he left a White House meeting called by Obama with congressional leaders and top lawmakers on committees dealing with national security.

 

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