Kinzinger: ‘There Needs To Be Punishing Strikes’ Against Assad in Response to Gas Attack

RUSH EXCERPT:
KINZINGER: "It’s horrifying and never before since World War I has the free world ever accepted the use of chemical weapons. We had a no-fly zone over Iraq for ten years because of our commitment to that until Syria. And now unfortunately, I woke up this morning, I heard that this had happened. And it didn’t surprise me. That should frighten everybody that this isn’t as surprising any more. I think it is time, yes, fine, go to the international community. We saw what happened last time. I think there needs to be punishing strikes against the Syrian regime as a result of this. You could hit their command and control centers, cutting Assad off from his field in the military forces and making it clear and the short term that if this ever happens again, more strikes will follow. And in the longer term, using that as a stick to back the diplomatic instrument of power to begin to go and negotiate a solution to this that does not include Assad."