Collins says administration did not make its case for action against Syria | AccessNorthGa

WASHINGTON D.C. – As Congress debated the White House plan for military action against the Bashar Assad regime in Syria, Congressman Doug Collins of Gainesville said the administration did not make its case for him Wednesday.

Collins, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Relations, was present for the hearing where President Barack Obama’s administration made its pitch for a military strike over evidence the Assad regime used chemical weapons.

“Frankly, I don’t think they made the case. I think, in fact, in some ways in my mind they actually gave more questions than they did answers, and I think the American people will see that. I think that’s the very thing that the American people and I know the people of the 9th District are struggling with,” Collins said following the hearing.

Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey testified before the committee.

As the debate moved on, Collins said nothing was a game changer for his skepticism of the strike.

“I continue to be abreast and do exactly what I promised the people of the 9th District I’d do, and that is look at all cases and all evidence. We’ll see where it goes from there, but at this point the administration has not made their case,” Collins said.

Collins had time to question the cabinet panel and pushed them over previous alleged chemical weapons use by the Syrian regime.

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