Inhofe: Rejection of Syrian Action Would Not Be ‘Catastrophic’
Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe says rejecting military action in Syria would not be catastrophic
By Chris Casteel
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim Inhofe, of Tulsa, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Monday night that congressional rejection of military action in Syria would not be “catastrophic,” as Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., asserted earlier in the day.
Instead, Inhofe said, being pulled into a protracted struggle as the U.S. military suffers from deep budget cuts would be the real problem.
Inhofe, who has attended a series of briefings in the past two days and has more scheduled Tuesday, has stressed repeatedly that the U.S. military was not prepared for another major military operation.
He said he was not talking about launching some cruises missiles at Syria; that could be managed, he said.