Lonegan Says No War Mr President

At Assyrian Orthodox Church In Paramus.

Lonegan Says No War Mr President

“While there has been much tragedy, the war in Syria is not simply between the Syrian government and the Syrian rebels. We must work with our allies to provide humanitarian aid to those affected by the war, but punitive actions in Syria will not deliver stability to the region.”

METUCHEN, NJ – Mayor Steve Lonegan, Republican candidate for the United States Senate, warned about inserting American military power in Syria yesterday and today continued his opposition to the President’s position.

Today, President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry once again stated their support for military action in Syria without a clear plan of action.

Lonegan said, “Even without approval from Congress and our closest international allies, President Obama insists on military intervention in Syria.”

“While there has been much tragedy, the war in Syria is not simply between the Syrian government and the Syrian rebels. We must work with our allies to provide humanitarian aid to those affected by the war, but punitive actions in Syria will not deliver stability to the region.”

Yesterday, Lonegan introduced Councilman Mike Ghassali and Archbishop Cyril Aphrem Karim at a press conference to call on President Obama and Senator Bob Menendez not to engage in a military action in Syria.

“I want to thank Mayor Lonegan for taking a strong stand on the bombing in Syria,” Ghassali said. “That is the right decision to make.”

Archbishop Karim followed those statements and proclaimed “war will not benefit anyone.”

Lonegan also addressed President Obama’s unilateral pronouncement that he would view certain actions by the Syrian government as a “red line” and implied that he would commit the American military to respond in a punitive way against the Syrian government. “The President should not intervene militarily without the consent of Congress. And given the facts we have today, I would vote against sending American men and women into Syria as a member of the United States Senate,” Lonegan said.

Lonegan served as Bogota Mayor for twelve years, winning three times in a town that gave Barack Obama 67.5 percent of the vote in 2012. He served for seven years as state director of Americans for Prosperity New Jersey, where he helped defeat liberal attempts to expand big government. Steve Lonegan is the conservative Republican candidate in the New Jersey special election for the United States Senate. Lonegan stands firmly on the bedrock conservative values of small government, fiscal responsibility and individual liberty.