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US still seeks 'international coalition' on Syria: Hagel
2013-08-31
[Al Ahram] The United States is still seeking an "international coalition" in response to Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons, despite a vote against military action by British MPs, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
...The Third Smartest Man In The Room...
said Friday.

"Our approach is to continue to find an international coalition that will act together," Hagel told a news conference.
"If you're interested, give your name to Tiffany and we'll call you within 24 hours."
The UNSC isn't interested, the EU said no, Britain voted it down... My dear sir, you are down to only France, and they agree in principle. And your anti-Zionist administration isn't going to allow Israel to take the lead, even if they were interested. Is there a secret coalition of unknown countries you've got in your back pocket, that you're about to wave about like a clean handkerchief?
Ruritania is in...
But he did not say which countries might be part of an international coalition, and his comments appeared to strike a different tone from earlier statements by White House officials suggesting the US is prepared to act alone.

Hagel said Washington respected the British parliament's stance rejecting participation in any punitive strikes against Syria's regime.

"Every nation has a responsibility to make its own decisions," Hagel said during a visit to the Philippines.

"We are continuing to consult with the British as with all of our allies. That consultation includes ways forward together on a response to this chemical weapons attack in Syria."

He added: "I don't know of many responsible governments around the world, if any, who have not spoken out in violent opposition to the use of chemical weapons on innocent people."

US plans to build an international coalition for a military strike on Syria suffered a blow when the House of Commons in London voted Thursday against the use of force to punish a chemical weapons attack last week outside Damascus.

Asked if there was anything Syria could do to prevent possible US military action, Hagel said he could not speculate.

"I have not been informed of any change in the Assad's regime's position on any issue. I deal with the reality with what we have. I don't speculate on hypothetical situations," he said at a joint news conference with this Philippine counterpart.

Hagel went ahead with his visit to Manila despite the tense showdown over Syria, with US forces prepared to launch punitive strikes against the Damascus regime if ordered by US President Barack Obama
I inhaled. That was the point...
The US leader has said the alleged large-scale use of chemical weapons by Bashir al-Assad's regime is a threat to US security as well as a crime against the Syrian people.
Posted by:Fred

#4  I realized to my horror that you could be a US Senator and be stupid.

Kelly,, I think you spelled President Wrong; it doesn't start with an 'S.'
Posted by: USN,Ret.   2013-08-31 23:39  

#3  I have read many histories of WWII. On occasion I would read something on a general and he would refer to another general as stupid. This stunned me as I thought how can a person rise to the level of general officer and be "stupid".

I watched Hagel's confirmation hearings.

I realized to my horror that you could be a US Senator and be stupid.
Posted by: Kelly   2013-08-31 13:20  

#2  US still seeks 'international coalition' on Syria: Hagel

Just remember, SEIU, ILWU, and MoveOn along with their astroturfing sock puppets, do not constitute an 'international coalition'.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-08-31 11:37  

#1  US still seeks 'international coalition' on Syria: Hagel

Yes, and my Powerball is a sure winner tomorrow.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-08-31 03:07  

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