Lawmakers rap Obama on Syria escalation

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WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 22: U.S. President Barack Obama participates in a conversation on criminal justice reform, at the White House October 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. Later this month theÊSenate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on the Smarter Sentencing Act, which hopes to reform mandatory-minimum sentencing and the federal prison system. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama’s authorization to send a small group of US special operations troops into the fight against the Islamic State group in northern Syria Friday met criticism Friday from congressional lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

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