Kinzinger: Russian air strikes result of poor US leadership

Posted on October 1, 2015

By Eric Stock

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) said the United States lacks a clear strategy in the Middle East and we are seeing the fallout from that as Russia launches air strikes into Syria.

Kinzinger said regardless of what it claims, Russia is trying to support a brutal regime rather than fight ISIS. He added the situation has spun out of control.

“Today was see ISIS calls Syria home,” Kinzinger declared. “We find ourselves engaged, albeit half-heartedly, in a war against ISIS because of this brutal dictator, Bashar al-Assad.”

Kinzinger said the Obama administration has lacked leadership in addressing the Middle East, though he didn’t offer specifics.

“This is a Russia interested in rebuilding the Soviet empire, and propping up their dictators in the Middle East regardless of that dictator having killed a quarter million of his own people.”

He added no one, himself included, is suggesting the U.S. deploy more troops.

“In the absence of American leadership, chaos, violence, death, poverty follows suit,” Kinzinger said.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected].

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