Friday, August 30, 2013

US Secretary of State John Kerry Praises France And Snubs Britain

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks about the situation in Syria at the State Department in Washington, August 30, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing

John Kerry Praises French, Snubs British -- Washington Times

In laying out the case for military strikes on Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday had praise for the French, who he called “our oldest ally,” but snubbed any mention of the British, who have long believed they enjoyed a “special relationship” with the U.S.

Mr. Kerry was trying to rally world support for retaliatory strikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and pointing to other nations that have concluded troops loyal to the Assad government used chemical weapons last week.

Mr. Kerry cited Australia, Turkey and the Arab League — as well as the French.

“Our oldest ally, the French, said the regime, quote, ‘committed this vile action, and it is an outrage to use weapons that the community has banned for the last 90 years in all international conventions,’ ” Mr. Kerry said.

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More News On U.S. Praise For France, Disappointment With England

US not alone on Syria, France our 'oldest ally': Kerry -- AFP
US and France: It's just the two of us -- Global Post
Britain Out, France in for Looming U.S. Strike in Syria -- US News and World Report
Syria: John Kerry slaps Britain in face as he calls France 'oldest allies' -- The Telegraph
After British Vote, Unusual Isolation for U.S. on Syria -- New York Times
Syria crisis: Cameron and Obama in 'friendly' phone conversation -- BBC

My Comment: They (the U.S. and Britain) will get over it.

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