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Despite opposition from Democrats and skepticism from some Republicans, the US Senate voted Monday to confirmTulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence in a 52-48 vote. Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell sided with the Democrats against Gabbard, the only Republican to do so. McConnell is concerned about Gabbard’s support of Russian President Vladimir Putin and what he sees as her soft approach to China. The intelligence community has echoed similar concerns, including Gabbard’s opposition to regime change in Syria. Gabbard once said of the country’s recently deposed dictator, “Assad is not the enemy of the United States, because Syria does not pose a direct threat to the United States.”