Posted on 09/08/2013 10:23:21 AM PDT by Steelfish
John Kerry Careful Not To Rule Out Return To UN For Syria Resolution Secretary of state says 'the president and all of us are listening carefully to all our friends' after ally France hints at UN route 8 September 2013
The United States said on Sunday it did not rule out returning to the United Nations security council to secure a Syria resolution once UN inspectors complete a report on a chemical weapons attack, but also indicated that Arab countries were seeking a tough response.
Speaking at a news conference in Paris after meeting key Arab foreign ministers, secretary of state John Kerry said they were leaning towards supporting a G20 statement – already signed by 12 countries – that called for a strong international response following a 21 August chemical attack in Syria. Washington and Paris say forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad were behind the attack, in which more than 1,400 people are estimated to have been killed, and that he should be deterred from using such weapons again.
The French president, François Hollande, who is increasingly under pressure at home and among European partners to seek a UN mandate before any military intervention in Syria, on Saturday suggested that he could seek a resolution at the security council despite previous Russian and Chinese vetos.
"On President Hollande's comments with respect to the UN, the president [Barack Obama], and all of us, are listening carefully to all of our friends," Kerry said. "No decision has been made by the president."
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They act like nobody is gonna die. They just have to bomb to make Barky not look the clown that he is.
Speaking at a news conference in Paris after meeting key Arab foreign ministers, secretary of state John Kerry said they were leaning towards supporting a G20 statement -- already signed by 12 countries -- that called for a strong international response following a 21 August chemical attack in Syria... The French president, François Hollande, who is increasingly under pressure at home and among European partners to seek a UN mandate before any military intervention in Syria, on Saturday suggested that he could seek a resolution at the security council despite previous Russian and Chinese vetos.
Kerry is a past master of the political switchback. You know, “I was for it before I was against it.” It’s situational statesmanship, like situational ethics and situational realities.
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