Posted on 09/13/2013 7:26:16 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The United States does not expect a U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria's chemical weapons to include a potential use of military force due to Russian opposition, senior Obama administration officials said on Friday.
Their comments suggested Washington will not insist on including the use of force in the U.N. resolution.
The officials, who briefed a group of reporters on condition of anonymity, said the United States would instead insist that the resolution include a range of consequences should Syria refuse to give up chemical weapons in a verifiable way.
Those consequences could include sanctions, one official said.
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Oh, never mind.
"Fetch the comfy chair!"
Hmmmmm, I thought it was the threat of the use of force that was making Assad back down. This whole thing is a total screw up by the administration.
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