WASHINGTON President Barack Obamas: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Senate Foreign Relations Committee: A resolution backing the use of force against President Bashar Assads government cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on a 10-7 vote after it was stiffened at the last minute to include a pledge of support for decisive changes to the present military balance of power in Syrias civil war. It would rule out U.S. combat operations on the ground, according to 660 News. The support seen in the Senate will be harder to find in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, which is also reviewing Obamas request, though its timetable is even less certain and WASHINGTON President Barack Obamas request for speedy congressional backing of a military strike in Syria advanced in the Senate on Wednesday, hours after the president left open the possibility he would order retaliation for a deadly chemical weapons attack even if Congress withheld its approval. The measure is expected to reach the Senate floor next week, although the timetable for a vote is uncertain. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.