Ted Yoho Says No to Military Strikes in Syria

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., made it clear he's opposed to military action against Syria in an interview with MSNBC.

I think there is enough questions there ... [to ask] before we intervene, Yoho told MSNBC's Chris Jansing Monday morning.

Yoho is a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, which will be hearing from Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Syria.

Yoho said there is no evidence that Syria is a national security threat to [the United States]."

President Barack Obama has been making headlines for the possibility of intervening in Syria. Obama said he supports military strikes against the country after chemical weapons were used there. Many believe Syria's President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people, but Assad has denied that he had used chemical weapons.

Assad also called Obama "weak" for what he calls an illegitimate claim and an unsuccessful case for war.

For us, a strong man prevents rather than starts a war, Assad said. If Obama was strong, he would have said publicly: We have no evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian state. He would have said publicly: The only way to proceed is through U.N. investigations. We therefore refer everything to the Security Council. But Obama is weak because he is facing pressure from within the United States.

Obama will be asking Congress for formal authorization. It's likely the Senate will support military strikes, but the Washington Post reported 94 members of the House are currently leaning against taking action against Syria.