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Rubio: “I remain very skeptical that the kind of attack they’re contemplating, this limited attack, is going to actually achieve that goal of preventing Assad from using chemical weapons in the future.”
Excerpts from Interview on FOX News’ “Special Report with Bret Baier”
Senator Marco Rubio
September 3, 2013
http://youtu.be/ocHe5ZCwwFM
Senator Marco Rubio: “First of all let me say that this Syrian situation is a mess because of the President’s actions leading up to this point. This conflict has been going on for more than two years. There was a time early on when Assad was literally on the ropes and the U.S. should’ve engaged in identifying moderate rebels and helping the Syrian people get rid of him themselves, but he led from behind. Now Islamists have poured into Syria, and we really have very few good options available to us at this point. So, your question is how I would vote on the resolution. Let’s understand what the resolution is. First of all it’s for military action. I don’t believe we should take military action unless we have a clear and achievable goal in mind. And one of the clear goals of this action he’s arguing for is to impede Assad from using chemical weapons in the future. I am highly skeptical. Now we have a closed hearing tomorrow where classified information will be discussed, and I’ll wait until then to reserve judgment. But I remain very skeptical that the kind of attack they’re contemplating, this limited attack, is going to actually achieve that goal of preventing Assad from using chemical weapons in the future. The reason why he’s using those weapons now according to John Kerry, he said this today, is number one because he doesn’t think Obama will do anything about it, but number two because he wants to survive. And I’m not sure he’s going to be deterred from using chemical weapons in the future in order to hold on to power simply because he’s afraid of two or three days worth of missile strikes.”