The United Nations reports that over 9,000 have been killed in Syria during the anti-regime uprising that has been going on for the last year. So far, however, President Obama has taken a hands-off approach, relying exclusively on diplomacy and sanctions.

In the face of the Obama administration’s dithering, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are upping the ante. Senator John McCain (R, Ariz.)—along with Senators Lindsey Graham (R, S.C.), Joe Lieberman (D, Conn.), Jon Kyl (R, Ariz. ), Kelly Ayotte (R, N.H.), and John Hoeven (R, N.D.)—unveiled the text of a resolution that condemns the Assad regime’s mass atrocities and human rights abuses. The resolution recognizes that the Syrian people “have an inherent right to defend themselves against the campaign of violence being conducted by the Assad regime, and urges the President not only to provide weapons and other material support to the people of Syria, but also to work with members of the international community to create safe havens for Syrian civilians.”