(CNN) Many of the congressional Republicans who are praising President Donald Trump's decision to strike a Syrian airfield were opposed to President Obama's request to approve a similar action against Syria in 2013. But in 2013, he too opposed Obama's proposal to attack Syria, saying, "I believe the President's proposed military strike in Syria cannot achieve its stated objectives. Some members who praised Trump's action went as far as to introduce legislation to stop military action in Syria in 2013. But Poe had a remarkably different view of Syria action in 2013 when he argued the administration didn't have the legal authority to attack Syria. Poe introduced a bill which would prohibit the use of funds for military action in Syria unless authorized by Congress.

Source: CNN April 07, 2017 20:07 UTC