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2013-08-29 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Strike against Assad stalled due to UK political rows.

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Posted by Besoeker 2013-08-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Can't blame the Poms. Lizzie van Zyl stories hold little appeal.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-08-29 01:26|| 2013-08-29 01:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Three cheers for parliamentary system.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-08-29 03:34|| 2013-08-29 03:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Pretty much the point of politics: to prevent, or at least slow down, random bomb throwing.

Posted by M. Murcek 2013-08-29 08:20|| 2013-08-29 08:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Boy Howdy is the Won going to have a problem if the Poms pass. He has painted himself into a corner that may soon have no path out.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2013-08-29 08:54|| 2013-08-29 08:54|| Front Page Top

#5 The French appear to be doing what the French do as well. Nice to see Champ hanging out there. Perhaps discreet flower sack bombing could send the needed message.

In other news: Appears US Intelligence [or somebody's intelligence] has discovered that AQ elements in and around Benghazi, are training terrs for deployment to the ranks of the Syrian rebels. The alleged trainers are reported to have been involved in the Benghazi attack.

Mebe this is why we no longer need to maintain Klingon monitoring of the Benghazi suspect.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-08-29 09:50|| 2013-08-29 09:50|| Front Page Top

#6 The Krauts are smiling at the Bear, and are now backing off as well. The Champ and his Shadow Gov't PR department are so fok'd. If he goes it, it would appear he goes it alone.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-08-29 09:58|| 2013-08-29 09:58|| Front Page Top

#7 When impotence is a good word...

Posted by M. Murcek 2013-08-29 10:06|| 2013-08-29 10:06|| Front Page Top

#8 Not obliged to consult the legislature? Bull.

Its not like we are scrambling to counter a second wave at Pearl Harbor, this sabre has been rattling for some time. Obama wants his war, he should have been ahead of the game and already had his approval from Congress instead of clowning around the golf course at Mah-thah's Vin yahd.

Posted by swksvolFF 2013-08-29 11:24|| 2013-08-29 11:24|| Front Page Top

#9 It's too late for that strike plan anyways.

Posted by newc 2013-08-29 12:44|| 2013-08-29 12:44|| Front Page Top

#10 No blood, no foul, all good. FORE!

Posted by Shipman 2013-08-29 16:32|| 2013-08-29 16:32|| Front Page Top

#11 #9 It's too late for that strike plan anyways.

Oh, I don't know. We still have good OPSEC if the Syrians don't read the papers, watch TV, listen to the radio, stay off from the interwebs, or listen to rumors.

Posted by SteveS 2013-08-29 16:43|| 2013-08-29 16:43|| Front Page Top

#12 REPORT: America Is 'Livid' With The British And Could Launch Syria Strikes On Its Own

...and President Amateur Hour, with his nose now firmly out of joint, may very well do so....

Posted by Uncle Phester 2013-08-29 17:49|| 2013-08-29 17:49|| Front Page Top

#13 Maybe Obama should have been nicer to the Brits. The UK, Australia and Canada, basically the Commonwealth, have been solid Allies for the past 100 years. Obama is isolating us from our traditional Anglophile allies. This will not end well.

Posted by retired LEO 2013-08-29 19:11|| 2013-08-29 19:11|| Front Page Top

#14 Obama is isolating us from our traditional Anglophile allies. This will not end well.
Posted by retired LEO

He and his shadow gov't see our 'Anglophile allies' [and a large portion of the US] quite differently LEO. They view peoples and issues through the lenses of Zuma and Mugabe.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-08-29 19:28|| 2013-08-29 19:28|| Front Page Top

#15 Parliament voted NO.
So its Obama & France

Posted by 3dc 2013-08-29 19:42|| 2013-08-29 19:42|| Front Page Top

#16 So its Obama & France

"You know frankly, going to war with~~out~~ France AND the One® is like going deer hunting with~~out~~ an accordion. You just ~~leave~~ have a lot of useless noisy baggage ~~behind~~."
...regrets to Jed Babbin

Posted by Mullah Richard 2013-08-29 20:29|| 2013-08-29 20:29|| Front Page Top

#17 President could just announce that the inspectors found no evidence and let Assad (and himself) off the hook. Only Assad would really know he got away with it (if he did). Far better to let it slip than to bomb anyway because of some off the cuff nonsense remark.

Posted by rjschwarz 2013-08-29 21:50|| 2013-08-29 21:50|| Front Page Top

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