President Barack Obama meets with members of his national security team to discuss the situation in Egypt, in the Situation Room of the White House, July 3, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
After Stumbling In Syria, NSC Pushes Blame On To Obama -- Jerusalem Post
Leaks to the NYTimes reveal dissatisfaction with Obama amongst his national security team after indecision burned both advocates and critics of military action.
WASHINGTON – Leaks to The New York Times in an article published Wednesday reveal one thing for certain that was previously unknown: President Barack Obama’s national security team is not at all happy with his handling of the Syria crisis.
A top-secret letter meant for the eyes of the president, and yet obtained by the Times, makes Secretary of State John Kerry look “prophetic” in the words of its authors. The June letter was characterized as a warning that the repeated use of chemical weapons would be a “green light for continued use” if gone unpunished.
Indeed, after multiple recorded instances of small-scale chemical weapons attacks throughout the spring and summer of 2013, a massive gas raid on August 21 outside Damascus killed over 1,400 civilians and forced Obama to respond.
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My Comment: For the New York Times to have this much detail in their report tells me that there are people in the NSC who are clearly upset with President Obama's Syrian policy .... and are now leaking information and news. And here is an easy prediction .... if Syria continues to implode and terror groups start to create safe havens .... expect even more details to be leaked out.
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