Israel Lobby Steps Up Pressure for Syria Attack

Politico:
“The powerful pro-Israel lobby AIPAC is planning to launch a major
lobbying campaign to push wayward lawmakers to back the resolution
authorizing U.S. strikes against Syria, sources said Thursday. Officials
say that some 250 Jewish leaders and AIPAC activists will storm the
halls on Capitol Hill beginning next week to persuade lawmakers that
Congress must adopt the resolution or risk emboldening Iran’s efforts to
build a nuclear weapon. They are expected to lobby virtually every
member of Congress, arguing that ‘barbarism’ by the Assad regime cannot
be tolerated, and that failing to act would ‘send a message’ to Tehran
that the U.S. won’t stand up to hostile countries’ efforts to develop
weapons of mass destruction, according to a source with the group.”