By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Earlier this week United States ambassador to Syria Robert Ford testified before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
At almost the exact moment that the US Ambassador to Syria was giving his presentation, the US embassy in Damascus was evacuating all-non essential personnel from Syria.
Ambassador Ford testified before only one person. The other 18 members of the committee were otherwise preoccupied. Many were home -fleeing as soon as the debt ceiling issue was resolved.
The only Senator on the dais was Bob Casey, Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania.
Syria is a critical arena in the world today. A despot is oppressing his people and conducting a systematic campaign to stifle reforms and democratic values. US leadership must have the best information about what is happening and the man with boots on the ground is Robert Ford, the Ambassador.
Not to have heard with their own ears what Ambassador Ford had to say was a missed opportunity to be best informed in order to make the right decisions when the time comes. And it will be coming soon.
Shame on those members of the Committee.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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