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As Obama pushes to punish Syria, lawmakers fear deep U.S. involvement

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), (R), makes remarks to the media as U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), (L), listens, after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House, on possible military action against Syria, in Washington September 2, 2013. REUTERS-Mike Theiler

Steve Holland and Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON
Mon Sep 2, 2013 5:21pm EDT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's efforts to convince Congress to back his plan to attack Syria met with skepticism on Monday from lawmakers in his own Democratic Party who expressed concern the United States would be dragged into a new Middle East conflict.

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