Posted on 07/14/2012 1:13:58 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday that she is outraged by reports of a new massacre in Syria.
The Associated Press reported that Clinton demanded that the UN Security Council take action to stop the violence in Syria.
Clinton said in a statement that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime is deliberately murdering innocent civilians as it tries to put down 16 months of unrest and that history will judge the Security Council if it fails to act.
“History will judge this council,” she said, according to AP. “Its members must ask themselves whether continuing to allow the Assad regime to commit unspeakable violence against its own people is the legacy they want to leave.”
Although she did not mention them by name, Clinton's warning was directed at Russia and China, which have blocked previous UN efforts to impose sanctions on Syria.
Earlier, AP reported, UN chief Ban Ki-moon accused the Syrian government of violating UN resolutions by using heavy weapons against the village of Tremseh, where some reports said as many as 250 were killed.
Ban was quoted by AP as having urged the council to take "collective action" in response.
Ban and Clinton’s condemnations join that of Kofi Annan, the UN special envoy to Syria, who said on Friday he was “shocked and appalled” by the massacre in Tremseh.
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Mudslimes killing other mudslimes. I’ve got no problem with that.
She’s defintely earned her Madeline Albright ‘kick me’ sign, this Secretary of state.
Having just finished the interview with George Schultz in today’s WSJ, I’m beginning to grasp how unqualified this mewling, weak excuse for a diplomat really is.
You’d think that taking those Chinese kickbacks wouldkeep her yap shut.
Assad!
F##k You!
Strong letter to follow!
Or else what?
When this all started Cankles and Onumbnuts said Assad was a Reformer. I think he is just reforming now, not slaughtering his own People.
Just how many billions are we dumping into the slime and muck at the bottom of Turtle Bay??
And, it’s what, 50% of the operating funding??
Mitt, John Bolton, I’ve found a source for saving some taxpayer cash.
(Also the matching funds $1.2bil that Egypt gets for playing nicey nice with Isreal- thank you Jummuh)
“..accused the Syrian government of violating UN resolutions..”
The Iraqi government violated UN resolutions for 12 years before the US made a move.
How do the “Syrian Massacre” number stack up next to the klinton death list?
Hillary Clinton’s comments illustrate what a pathetic amateurish hack she really is. Diplomats aren’t supposed to be “outraged”, they’re supposed to be diplomatic. She’s an absolute disgrace.
...it’s hard to pound your fist while holding a shot glass.
It’s all just thunder and lightning.
This is just a small storm amidst the arab spring ... it’s just natural for dictators to shell(or gas)their own people in that culture of peace.
Thanks to Bill Clinton, George Bush and Barack Obama, the once lofty and powerful cabinet position of US Secretary of State has been turned into just another sinecure for inconsequential but politically correct Affirmative Action appointees.
Why are old lesbians so angry all the time?
Pray for America
Aww, put in your lock box, tough guy.
Somebody needs to grope her in Egypt
Senators Concerned About Assad Reportedly Transferring Chemical Weapons
Senators John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham released the following statement on Syria:
“Today's extremely disturbing report in the Wall Street Journal that the Assad regime may be moving chemical weapons could have profound consequences for U.S. policy toward Syria. We have every reason to expect the worst of Assad and his forces, who are killing more people in Syria now than at any time in the conflict. First and foremost it is essential to determine whether this report is accurate, and if Assad is in fact moving chemical weapons, where and why they are being moved. We urge the Administration to brief Congress on what is known as soon as possible.
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