U.S. Senate Syria Resolution Would Limit Obama To 90 Days -- Defense News
WASHINGTON — Members of the Senate Foreign Relations committee hammered out a deal on Tuesday evening that would set a 60-day deadline for military action in Syria, with one 30-day extension possible, according to a draft of the resolution.
The proposal, drafted by Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., would also bar the involvement of US ground forces in Syria, according to the draft. Menendez is the chairman of the foreign relations committee and Corker is the top Republican.
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