Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham issued a joint statement today urging the Obama administration to act on Syria. “[I]f requested by the Syrian National Council and the Free Syrian Army, the United States should help organize an international effort to protect civilian population centers in Syria through airstrikes on Assad’s forces,” they write. “To be clear: This will first require the United States and our partners to suppress the Syrian regime’s air defenses in at least part of the country.”

The senators add:

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