Syria to US lawmakers: Vote against war

Syria’s Parliament Speaker Jihad al-Laham has called on American lawmakers to vote against a resolution authorizing a war against Syria.

Syrian news agency SANA reported on Friday that al-Laham made the appeal in a letter to House Speaker John Boehner.
He called for cooperation in combating terrorism in Syria and urged “a civilized dialogue and not… a dialogue of blood and fire.”
The speaker also called on American lawmakers to “come to Syria to measure the situation before you cut — especially when the cloth that will be cut is human flesh.”
He said “We can together generate a road map for a joint effective effort against terrorism.”
On Wednesday, a Senate panel voted to give President Barack Obama the authority to use military force against Syria.
The 18-member Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 10-7.
The resolution which authorizes the Obama administration to launch a military strike on Syria is expected to come before the two chambers of Congress for a final vote next week.