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 Senator Webb Calls For Clarity In U.S. Response To Syria |
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| Senator Webb sought greater clarity about the Syrian opposition and the regional dynamics of the ongoing crisis during two recent Armed Services Committee hearings. “You can hear the frustration that people up here think they need to do something, but we have to be careful what we do,” said Senator Webb. “What is the nature of the Syrian opposition? How much of this is domestic? How much of it is foreign? What is the regional dynamic? Is al-Qaeda involved?” Senior U.S. defense and intelligence officials acknowledged they lacked clear information regarding the exact nature of opposition forces or the involvement of outside countries and groups such as al-Qaeda. |
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In Virginia
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| Senator Webb recently commended the Navy’s decision to indefinitely suspend its controversial plan to re-locate a Norfolk-based aircraft carrier to Naval Station Mayport, Fla. "When the Bush administration first announced its intention to relocate an aircraft carrier from Norfolk to Mayport, Florida, I stood together with my fellow former Navy Secretary, Senator John Warner, in the strong belief that keeping the carrier in Norfolk was both strategically and fiscally justified,” said Senator Webb. “I have never wavered from this position, and the Navy’s homeporting decision affirms the strategic and fiscal logic behind it.” |
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