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Reports say CIA operatives are "distributing assault rifles, anti-tank rocket launchers, and other ammunition to the Syrian opposition."
"These are acts of war by the United States government. But where is the authority for the president to commit acts of war against Syria? There is no authority. The president is acting on his own."
Paul's bill prohibits direct or covert use of funds for anti-Assad operations. The bill is simple, he said. Without congressional authorization, it forbids supporting Syrian military or paramilitary operations.
Congress is obligated "to exercise oversight of the president's foreign policy actions and to protect its constitutional prerogatives. This legislation will achieve both important functions."
"(T)he last thing this country needs is yet another war particularly in the Middle East. Even worse is the president once again ignoring the Legislative Branch and going to war on his own."
Paul urged his colleagues to join him "in standing up for our Constitutional authority and resisting what will be another disastrous war in the Middle East."
He expressed concern about CIA and US special forces recruiting, funding, and arming Al Qaeda and other extremist groups. Last year's war on Gaddafi is being replicated.
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) elements were enlisted to topple him. In 2007, the State Department said "Libyans associated with the LIFG are part of a broader international terrorist movement."
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