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Senate Delays Syria Vote As Obama Loses Momentum -- USA Today
Support for President Obama's call for military airstrikes in Syria is sliding on Capitol HIll.
WASHINGTON — Senate majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., delayed a procedural vote on military action in Syria Monday as a series of senators expressed their opposition.
The Senate was scheduled to vote Wednesday on a resolution that would authorize President Obama to launch military strikes against Syria, but Reid announced late Monday that he would delay that vote.
Reid said he believes he has the 60 votes necessary to limit debate and pass the resolution, but said he did not think the Senate should be in a rush.
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Update #1: US Senate delays Syria strike vote over Russian 'chemical handover' proposal -- RT
Update #2: Obama in trouble with Senate Dems on Syria -- Politico
My Comment: This is a major setback for the White House. My guess is that many US senators are now becoming nervous with all polls showing no U.S. public support for a military strike on Syria .... and are now preferring to hear President Obama's Tuesday's speech to the nation before making their decision to vote on the resolution that will give military authorization to the President.
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