WASHINGTON (AP) — Short on support at home and allies abroad, President Barack Obama unexpectedly stepped back from a missile attack against Syria on Saturday and instead asked Congress to support a strike punishing Bashar Assad’s regime for the alleged use of chemical weapons. With Navy ships on standby in the Mediterranean Sea ready to […]
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Obama edges toward strike on Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing “limited and narrow” action as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad’s government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people — far more than previous estimates — including more than 400 children. No […]
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Sec. of State Kerry says Syria carefully planned a chemical attack
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. knows based on intelligence that the Syrian regime carefully prepared for days to launch a chemical weapons attack. Kerry says Syrian regime personnel were at the site of the attack for three days beforehand, making preparations. He says regime elements were told to prepare by […]
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Austin Bay: Will very limited strikes truly penalize Assad?
The Assad dictatorship’s August 21st chemical attack on a Damascus suburb controlled by anti-regime rebels is a heinous act — if it indeed occurred as described by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other senior Obama administration officials. As I write, a UN inspection team is heading for the suburbs of eastern Ghouta to […]
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British lawmakers reject Cameron’s push for military action in Syria
LONDON — Invoking the specter of the Iraq war, British lawmakers on Thursday rejected military action in Syria, dealing a stunning blow to Prime Minister David Cameron and effectively ruling Washington’s staunchest military ally out of any U.S.-led strike. After a marathon eight-hour debate, Cameron lost a vote that was initially seen as a symbolic […]
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West moves toward action in Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday outlined the clearest justification yet for U.S. military action in Syria, saying there was “undeniable” evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack, with intelligence strongly signaling that Bashar Assad’s regime was responsible. Kerry, speaking to reporters at the State Department, said last week’s attack “should […]