Posted on 06/13/2013 4:28:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The Obama administration has concluded that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons against the rebels seeking to overthrow him and, in a major policy shift, President Obama has decided to supply military support to the rebels, the White House announced Thursday.
"The president has made a decision about providing more support to the opposition that will involve providing direct support to the [Supreme Military Council]. That includes military support," Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communication Ben Rhodes told reporters.
Focus on political resolution in Syria, says Sen. Reed President Obama has repeatedly said that the use of chemical weapons is a "red line" that, if crossed, would be a "game changer" for more U.S. involvement in the Syrian civil war.
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>> Maybe he was trying to lure Obama into a mistake.
How hard would THAT be? :-)
Excellent observation..
Wag the dog.
There is nothing Syria worth one dead American. Let the islamofascists kill other islamofascists. You bring the popcorn.
Dog, the tail wags. Lets talk about war and not about the scandals or what a mess Obamacare is all about. Lets give Obama, as a war time president, even more power! lets lock up those folks at Fox News as un-patriotic!
Oh yeah, I totally oppose ANY US intervention...
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