Wolf Blitzer During Election Coverage: ‘People Are Dying In Syria Because They’d Like To Have A Caucus’

During CNN’s caucus-saturated election night coverage Tuesday, reports of heavy fighting in Syria interrupted the telecast, which prompted Wolf Blitzer to make a comment on the democratic proceedings of the night. “It sounds corny, Anderson,” Blitzer observed. “Every time we see these little actions, caucuses unfold, democracy in action, as we’re speaking, people are dying in Syria because they would like to have a caucus, they’d like to have a primary. They can’t have one. We’re having ours here in the United States. Let’s keep some perspective on what’s going on.”

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Following Blitzer’s statement, Cooper noted that the Obama Administration was “reviewing options for Syria, looking forward to military options, unlikely a strike but perhaps one option would be arming the free Syrian army, just beginning to explore options right now.”

Watch Blitzer’s comments below via CNN:

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