Last week, my good friend Donald Trump followed the proud tradition of presidents past by playing his "Go To War" distraction card and lobbing some missiles at a Syrian airfield. It was his response to Syria using chemical weapons on its own people, which as we know, is a lot worse than shooting, bombing, or burning some other country's innocent civilians in a botched military raid.
Naturally, the attack has divided our party-over-country political system, and given our US Senators – James Lankford and Jim Inhofe – an opportunity to let their hypocrisy shine. Check out what Jim Inhofe said about Syria in 2013:
An Oklahoma senator says he is opposed to U.S. military action in Syria.
Sen. Jim Inhofe issued a statement calling on President Obama to present a detailed plan of action to Congress.
It stated, “What we are seeing in Syria is abominable as thousands upon thousands of innocent children and families are being murdered while millions more are being driven from their homes. Today, I told the administration that I cannot support military action in Syria unless the president presents to Congress his broader strategy in the region that addresses our national security interests and the budget to support it.”
President Obama has said he has not made a decision yet about a strike on Syria but says he is evaluating his options.
Okay. So Jim Inhofe was against military action against Syria in 2013 because "Obama didn't have a plan in place?" Makes sense. Considering Trump doesn't seem to have a plan in place either, I bet Inhofe's against this most recent attack... right?
Here's his statement on the recent airstrike via NewsOK.com: