McCain is a jerk .. "“Now this is the same president that two years ago said that Bashar Assad must leave office, and so where is America’s credibility?” Mr. McCain said on Fox News. “Where is our ability to influence events in the region? And I promise you that those who say we should stay out of Syria do not understand that this is now a regional conflict.”"
Yeah .. i know we all know that .. but that comment of his is so patently stupid i had to repeat it .. McCain promises us we do not understand? .. well ... John .. we do understand that Obama has the opportunity now to tell you to stfu .. we do understand Syria is complex .. you dh .. we also appreciate your president has the opportunity to say no to the warmongering pressures exerted on him from all sides ..
Footage broadcast by the British Parliamentary Recording Unit shows Prime Minister David Cameron delivering a statement to lawmakers. (AFP/ Getty Images / August 29, 2013) ---PEG, I didn't put this on top of yours only because I wanted it to be on top of the one that says "the Arab Leagues will not O.k. this NOR the U.N, in other workds your post right here.. ;) [ http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=91521885 ]
By Henry Chu August 29, 2013, 3:15 p.m
LONDON -- A sharply divided British Parliament on Thursday rejected the immediate use of force as a response to suspected chemical attacks in Syria, putting Washington on notice that it would be deprived of the assistance of its most trusted ally if it launches a strike on Damascus in the next few days.
Hours of impassioned debate in the House of Commons culminated in a 285-272 vote against a government motion to condemn the alleged use of poison gas against Syrian rebel strongholds and to uphold military reprisal as a legitimate option against the government of President Bashar Assad.
The surprise defeat for the government of Prime Minister David Cameron does not completely rule out the possibility of British involvement in eventually punishing Assad’s government militarily.
But analysts said it would be difficult, perhaps impossible, for Cameron to bring such a course of action to another vote in Parliament without satisfying skeptics’ demands of garnering United Nations backing for armed intervention -- believed unlikely -- or persuading lawmakers that all other avenues for trying to prevent chemical attacks in Syria had been exhausted.
“It is clear to me that the British Parliament, reflecting the views of the British people, does not want to see British military action. I get that, and the government will act accordingly,” a tense-looking Cameron said immediately after the vote.
British lawmakers, including some of Cameron’s fellow Conservatives, demanded restraint until U.N. weapons inspectors issue their findings from an investigation in Syria. There were similar calls from France and other European nations.
The hesitation on this side of the Atlantic means that, should President Obama decide to mount an armed strike on Damascus within the next few days, he will probably have to do so without the backing -- or help -- of some of Washington’s best friends.
The leader of Britain's opposition Labor Party said Britain should be free to make its own decisions in its own time, without undue external pressure.
“There mustn’t be a rush to judgment” because of “an artificial timetable set elsewhere,” Labor leader Ed Miliband said, in a clear allusion to the U.S.
His party voted en bloc Thursday against Cameron’s motion for an endorsement, in principle, of a possible military intervention in Syria.
Even that request was watered down from the one Cameron had planned to introduce asking for immediate authorization of a strike on Damascus.
One of the most vocal advocates of a forceful response to Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons, Cameron has been brought up short in the last few days by warnings from lawmakers against acting without their blessing, which he technically does not need to launch military action.
P.M. David Cameron is one of my most favorite leaders, yes, of course .. he's not perfect... but he sure is great and he knows how to enjoy a soccer match .. by God! that's very important for a world leader .......;)
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