Politics & Government

Rep. Campbell Opposes Any Military Action in Syria

The Republican congressman who represents Lake Forest writes in an op-ed article that "going to war in Syria has numerous risks and very scant potential benefits."

Rep. John Campbell told voters in an op-ed article in the Orange County Register that the United States should stay out of Syria's civil war.

"This column you have begun to read will be about 500 words in length. That is not nearly long enough to describe the multitude of reasons that the United States should not engage militarily in the Syrian civil war," the Republican congressman wrote in an article published last Thursday.

Campell, whose district includes Lake Forest, concluded his article by noting that, "Recent history is replete with examples of why going to war in Syria has numerous risks and very scant potential benefits.

"Let's listen to those lessons and stay out," he wrote.


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