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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Strike against Assad stalled due to UK political rows.
2013-08-29
Posted by:Besoeker

#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  

#16  So its Obama & France

"You know frankly, going to war without France AND the One® is like going deer hunting without 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  

#15  Parliament voted NO.
So its Obama & France
Posted by: 3dc   2013-08-29 19:42  

#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  

#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  

#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  

#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  

#10  No blood, no foul, all good. FORE!
Posted by: Shipman   2013-08-29 16:32  

#9  It's too late for that strike plan anyways.
Posted by: newc   2013-08-29 12:44  

#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  

#7  When impotence is a good word...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2013-08-29 10:06  

#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  

#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  

#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  

#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  

#2  Three cheers for parliamentary system.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-08-29 03:34  

#1  Can't blame the Poms. Lizzie van Zyl stories hold little appeal.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-08-29 01:26  

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