Sen. Baldwin opposes military action in Syria

Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, of Wisconsin, speaks against military involvement in Syria

MILWAUKEE — Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she opposes unilateral military action in Syria because “the use of chemical weapons is a global atrocity and it demands a global response.”

Baldwin spoke against a military strike Tuesday in a Senate floor speech.

The Democrat says she does not support getting the U.S. military in the middle of a brutal, years-long civil war. She says that won’t strengthen America’s national security.

President Barack Obama asked Congress to authorize a military strike on Syria after intelligence reports that the Assad’s government used chemical weapons against its own people.

Syria has since accepted a proposal from Russia, its most powerful ally, to give up its chemical weapons stockpile.