U.S. Senators Express Frustration With White House Strategy On Syria

Sen. Menendez: Obama Administration Has No Syria Strategy -- CNN

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee criticized the Obama administration at a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, calling the administration's reluctance to fully back Syrian rebels an “embarrassment.”

"Today's hearing left me bewildered that this government does not have a strategy as to Syria," Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, said in an interview with CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper."

Syria's chemical weapons post a threat to national security, but Menendez said the U.S. appears "riveted" on the topic, and is wasting time having meetings about getting to meetings in Geneva.

Meanwhile, "Syria is becoming the Somalia of the Middle East, and attracting an all-star cast of violent extremists," said Menendez.

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