Thursday, March 21, 2013

Are We Going To War In Syria?



Drumbeat Grows Louder In Congress For Obama To Act On Syria -- ABC News

WASHINGTON — As the Syrian regime and opposition trade accusations over the use of chemical weapons, the drumbeat in Washington for the United States to get more directly involved in the two-year old conflict is growing louder.

Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain released a statement today, calling for President Obama to act against Syrian President Bashir al-Assad.

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. was looking into claims that the Assad regime had used a chemical weapon in a recent attack in the opposition stronghold of Aleppo. She would not confirm whether the administration believes Syria’s chemical stockpile is secure, citing intelligence reasons, but said there continues to be an increasing concern that Assad will cross that line.

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More News On Reports and Calls That The U.S. Should Get More Involved In Syria's Civil War

U.S. military considers its options in Syria -- CNN
US faces new pressure to act amid charges of chemical attacks in Syria -- FOX News
Calls for U.S. military action in Syria subside, for now
-- CBS
Rep. Mike Rogers suggests preemptive strike to take out Syria chemical weapons -- CBS
McCain and Graham push for US to invade Syria -- RT
Top Democrat endorses Syria no-fly zone -- The Cable/Foreign Policy
Whispers of war escalate over Syria -- Examiner
Chemical Weapons Charge May Be Pretext to Put U.S. Troops in Syria -- Alex Newman, The New American
So, You Want Another War? -- Leslie H. Gelb, Daily Beast
Speaker Boehner: Obama should consult Congress before military action in Syria -- The Hill

My Comment: Stay away from Syria is my advice to the White House and Congress .... but (alas) they do not listen to me.

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