Syria creates new headaches for GOP leaders

Published September 4, 2013 7:15am ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s proposal to bomb Syria is dividing both political parties as they cope with Iraq war weariness and, in the GOP, the rise of libertarian sentiment. The dilemma is most acute, however, for Senate Republican leaders who already were worried about tea party-backed challengers to their re-election bids back home.

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