Posted on 08/28/2013 4:46:18 PM PDT by Hojczyk
David Cameron backed down and agreed to delay a military attack on Syria following a growing revolt over the UK's rushed response to the crisis on Wednesday night.
The Prime Minister has now said he will wait for a report by United Nations weapons inspectors before seeking the approval of MPs for “direct British involvement” in the Syrian intervention.
Downing Street said the decision to wait for the UN was based on the “deep concerns” the country still harbours over the Iraq War.
MPs had been recalled to vote on a motion on Thursday expected to sanction military action. Instead, after a Labour intervention, they will debate a broader motion calling for a “humanitarian response”.
A second vote would be required before any British military involvement. This could now take place next week. In a statement on Wednesday night Downing Street said that it only wanted to proceed on a “consensual basis” and was now wary about becoming embroiled in another divisive conflict in the Middle East in the wake of Iraq.
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Sooner, rather than later, courtesy of Obama and the Democrats, the people [I am reluctant to refer to then as “citizens” since November 4, 2008]of the U.S. of A. are going to see how the Al Quida captured chemicals work.
We don’t need to worry about finding Saddam’s missing WMD because sooner than later the WMDs are going to find us.
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Great Britain wanted it and begged Obama for months to help. Then, after our military forces sent ships over there, Great Britain hid under its bed. France is still in. Isn’t that something.
Will 0bama be the Lone Cowboy?
The Obama rodeo clown has more gravitas than the clown in the White House...
Oh great. The Keystone cops are in charge.
I hope that you are wrong about this time. This tyrant is getting us into some deep kimchi.
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