Syria and health care were at the forefront of peoples minds Tuesday when Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, visited Creston Tuesday. The meeting, held at Crest Ridge Estates, allowed Lathams constituents to ask questions of their congressman.

Syria

In August, the Syrian government was suspected of using chemical weapons against its people. This came after the country had been at civil war for two and a-half years, when in 2011 the Syrian people began protesting President Bashar al-Assad and his government.

With regard to Syria, Im surprised that the administration has not moved toward the international bodies and, if this person is in fact using lethal gas on his own people, I would think that we would pursue a war crimes avenue to go after this person and bring the world into it. But, lobbing missiles into Syria, I dont think thats the way to go, said Joe Owens of Creston.

Several other people also said the American government should stay out of the Middle Eastern country.

President Barack Obama has shown interest in taking action against the Syrian government. However, he has left the decision to Congress, as is stated in the Constitution.

With this indecisiveness that were seeing today, its giving Assad plenty of time to move his assets, said Latham. Thats the thing that has not been explained. What is the end result? What does this accomplish? Are we then isolating ourselves if the rest of the world is not with us?

Congress will go back into session Monday, during which time a vote will occur concerning what the U.S. government should do.

Health care

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act, was signed into law in 2010. The act focuses on increasing the number of insured Americans, lower costs and increase quality of health care.

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Syria, health care considered top priorities