Jon Huntsman, the former GOP presidential candidate deemed too squishy by some in his own party, has come out in support of a limited missile strike on Syria.
“A threshold has been crossed and there has to be some response to that,” the former Utah governor told Voice of America.
Additionally, Huntsman doesn’t even think President Obama needs congressional approval to act.
“So if I were sitting at the White House, I think I would have consulted the National Security advisers, briefed all of the relevant committee chairs and minority members, and done what I thought is right for the United States – I don’t think a vote is needed in this case,” he said.
“My fear is that you set a precedent and Congress begins to take a little more authority away from that which is duly reserved for the Executive branch, and the next time you have a similar set of circumstances, Congress will expect to take a vote again, and that takes time away from the Executive branch, it changes their strategy in terms of how you now have to fashion the issue for Congress – maybe not for other constituencies,” he added.
Huntsman allies hold the belief that the former U.S. ambassador to China would like to run for president again in 2016.
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