New York Times | Obama Set for Limited Strike on Syria as British Vote No New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama is prepared to move ahead with a limited military strike on Syria, administration officials said Thursday, despite a stinging rejection of such action by America's stalwart ally Britain and mounting questions from Congress. Obama: "I have not made a decision" on Syria US willing to act alone on Syria attack Lawmakers say Obama must do more to sell intervention in Syria |
New York Times (blog) | Syria war vote doesn't go David Cameron's way in British Parliament CBS News LONDONBritish Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes Thursday, a stunning defeat that will almost guarantee that Britain plays no direct role in any U.S. attack on Bashar Assad's government. A grim ... British Parliament votes against possible military action in Syria Britain will not join USA in strike on Syria Britain's Rejection of Syrian Response Reflects Fear of Rushing to Act |
ABC News | 5 Possible Repercussions of a US Military Strike on Syria ABC News A U.S. missile strike on Syria could trigger an explosive chain reaction involving from Syria or its allies like Hezbollah and Iran, and the blowback could hit U.S. targets or Israel, experts told ABCNews.com. Or Syria might simply stop using chemical ... Iran leaders warn Western strikes on Syria will ignite wider war Iran threatens payback on Syria; Russia sends warships Strike on Syria Would Lead to Retaliation on Israel, Iran Warns |
BBC News | US consults oil experts as it weighs action against Syria Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Obama administration officials have contacted energy experts in recent days to discuss oil market conditions as the president weighs a military strike against Syria, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. There are no ... Attack on Syria: The worst and least-bad scenarios Syrian crisis lifting crude oil costs; gas prices to soon follow? Syria: Would military strikes push oil prices to record highs? |
NPR | Why Syria Is More Complicated Than Libya NPR The Arab spring has brought large-scale protests and violence to at least half a dozen countries in the past three years. Until now, the U.S. has only intervened militarily in one of them — Libya. Now, as President Obama considers a strike on Syria ... |
The Guardian | Syria Debate: Does U.S. Have the Evidence and Authority to Hit Assad for ... Democracy Now The Obama administration appears to be pressing ahead with military strikes on Syria despite new obstacles at home and abroad. On Wednesday, an informal meeting of the United Nations Security Council failed to reach an agreement after Russia and ... Syria motion: what the House of Commons will debate China urges restraint over Syria tensions, calls for calm Syria Strike Plans Advance as Allies Seek Support to Act |
Washington Post | Russia accuses West of jumping gun on Syria Washington Post MOSCOW — Russian officials Wednesday accused Western nations of short-circuiting the work of United Nations weapons inspectors in Syria in their eagerness to launch an attack on Damascus. A British resolution in the U.N. Security Council condemning ... |
Syria attack justified on humanitarian grounds, British government says CNN (CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 8:00 a.m. Thursday]. The British government published its legal reasoning for a strike on Syria Thursday, saying that it was justified on humanitarian grounds. "The use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime is a ... |
Britain to Wait for Weapons Report Ahead of Syria Strikes New York Times LONDON — Momentum toward an imminent Western military strike on Syrian government targets appeared to have slowed after British leaders, facing a vote in Parliament on Thursday, signaled that they would await the findings of a United Nations inquiry ... |
Politico | US deploys fifth warship near Syria Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is moving a fifth warship armed with cruise missiles to the eastern Mediterranean Sea, giving the U.S. more firepower for a possible attack on Syria in response to alleged use of chemical weapons, a defense official said. Factbox: If US strikes Syria, destroyers likely to deliver the blow Syria: Russia And US Send Warships To Med Syria strike could bring Raytheon payday |