Obama Set to Lose Syria Vote (Unless New Crisis Emerges)
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Published on Sep 5, 2013
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After a week of mobilization, the people have clearly expressed "No" towards a strike on Syria - and forces the House of Reps to defeat the measure.
While this is good news, the war hawks in both parties
seemed determined to instigate a regional war starting with Syria. The
chances for a 'convenient' attack prodding the U.S. into another
shameful war is greater than ever. Obama has been embarrassed on the
world stage, and now at home, and is as dangerous as a cornered animal
ever is.After a week of mobilization, the people have clearly expressed "No" towards a strike on Syria - and forces the House of Reps to defeat the measure.
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- The Guardian, Wednesday 4 September 2013 16.45 ED
Vladimir Putin said that Russia might restart Syria’s suspended S-300 air defence missile contract. Photograph: Barcroft Media
The G20 summit, hosted by Putin, had been expected to focus on the world economy and growth, but will now be dominated by the Middle East crisis, even if the formal agenda remains fixed on the slowdown of growth in emerging markets.
Barack Obama, speaking during a stopover in Sweden before the summit, denied his political credibility was at stake but admitted relations with Russia had hit a wall. He insisted he had not set the red lines requiring a military response if the Syrian government deployed chemical weapons.
"The world set a red line when governments representing 98% of the world's population said the use of chemical weapons was abhorrent and passed a treaty forbidding their use even when countries are engaged in war," he said. "That was not something I just kind of made up, I did not pluck it out of thin air."
He added: "My credibility is not on the line. The international community's credibility is on the line because we give lip service to the notion that these international norms are important.
"Keep in mind, I'm somebody who opposed the war in Iraq, and I'm not interested in repeating mistakes about basing decisions on faulty intelligence," the US president said at a news conference in Stockholm.
On Tuesday Obama portrayed his plans for US military action as part of a broader strategy to topple Bashar al-Assad, as the White House's campaign to win over sceptics in Congress gained momentum.
Putin, in an interview published on Wednesday, said it was too early to talk about what Russia would do if the US attacked Syria but added: "We have our ideas about what we will do and how we will do it in case the situation develops toward the use of force or otherwise. We have our plans."
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The Telegraph News
Cameron rushed into holding 'quick' Syria vote by Americans, Ken Clarke suggests
David Cameron was rushed into holding a “quick” Commons vote on military intervention in Syria by the White House, Cabinet minister Ken Clarke has indicated.
Mr Clarke, the Minister Without Portfolio, has disclosed that the Americans “wanted us to make this vote very quickly”.
He said that the Government “did not have time” to ensure that it had enough support from MPs to win the vote.
The
Prime Minister was subsequently humiliated in the Commons on Thursday
when dozens of Tory MPs rebelled and refused to support his plans for
missile strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
A total of 30 Tory MPs rebelled and 31 others failed to vote.
The Government has been heavily criticised for the way it handled the vote.
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World leaders pressure Obama over Syria at G20 summit
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia |
(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama
faced growing pressure from Russia's Vladimir Putin and other world
leaders on Thursday to decide against launching military strikes in Syria, which many of them fear would hurt the global economy and push up oil prices.At a summit of the Group of 20 (G20) developed and developing economies in St. Petersburg, Putin greeted Obama with a thin smile and a businesslike handshake, a clear sign of the strains between them over how to respond to a chemical weapons attack in Syria.
Obama also wore a stiff smile before talks began over dinner on the world economy and then on Syria, and there was none of the arm clutching or hugs between the two presidents that is typical of such occasions.
The rift over Syria overshadowed the discussions on how to revive growth but not before splits emerged within the group over a U.S. plan to wind down an economic stimulus programme. The G20 accounts for two thirds of the world's population and 90 percent of its output.
The first round at the summit went to Putin, as China, the European Union, the BRICS emerging economies and a letter from Pope Francis all warned of the dangers of military intervention in Syria without the approval of the U.N. Security Council.
"Military action would have a negative impact on the global economy, especially on the oil price - it will cause a hike in the oil price," Chinese Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao said.
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