Apr 8, 2017 ... Many of the congressional Republicans who are praising President Donald  Trump's decision to strike a Syrian airfield were opposed to President Obama's  request to approve a similar action against Syria in 2013.
The Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria to  Respond to Use of Chemical Weapons (S.J.Res 21) is a United States Senate  Joint Resolution that would have authorized President Barack Obama to use the  American military to intervene in the ongoing Syrian Civil War. The bill was filed  by ...
Nov 23, 2015 ... ... Assad, the Syrian dictator, used chemical weapons -- crossed the red line and  used chemical weapons against his own people, that you voted against the use  of force allowing President Obama to use force against Assad. Why is that, sir?  RUBIO: Well, first of all, I don't support air strikes again Assad now.
Sep 5, 2013 ... "Assad's blatant use of chemical weapons against the people of Syria flies in the  face of the rules of war and, for the sake of America's national security and the ....  “After carefully weighing this very important issue, I have decided that I will vote  against the resolution to authorize a U.S. military strike in Syria.
Apr 6, 2017 ... Lawmakers quickly responded Thursday night after learning that the U.S. had  launched airstrikes against the Syrian regime. ... and murdered more than  500,000 of his own people, and I applaud President Trump for taking decisive  action following the latest chemical weapons attack,” Corker, the Chairman ...
Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people.