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Syria Dismisses Obama as Confused, Moves Troops
[ABCNEWS.GO] Syria on Sunday derided President Barack ObamaI think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody... 's decision to hold off on punitive military strikes, but also took precautions by reportedly moving some troops and military equipment to civilian areas. The B.O. regime countered that its case for military action against the regime of Syrian  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Terror of Aleppo ... is getting stronger, saying it now has evidence that the toxic gas allegedly used in strikes on rebel-held areas was the nerve agent sarin. The administration predicted Sunday it will obtain congressional backing for limited strikes. After days of edging closer to military action against Syria, Obama suddenly announced Saturday he would first seek approval from Congress, which gets back from summer break Sept. 9. Assad, in turn, tried to project confidence in his escalating showdown with the U.S., saying in comments carried by state media Sunday that Syria is "capable of confronting any external aggression." From the sidelines, others exhorted the U.S. either to get involved or stay out of the brutal two-and-a-half-year-old conflict that has claimed more than 100,000 lives and displaced millions of people. Posted by: Fred 2013-09-02 |
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