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Re: UK Says No On Syria

Posted by **bon bon** on Aug 31, 2013 at 1:19:26 PM:
In Reply to: Re: UK Says No On Syria posted by **travis** on Aug 31, 2013 at 7:18:09 AM:

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**** The British Parliament has voted No to endorsing military action against Syria.
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**** So now that the Obama administration has lost its biggest ally on a Syrian response, what comes next?
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** If you go by what John Kerry's been saying it seems like the Obama Administration is willing to even go at it alone with Syria. But Obama is claiming we will only strike them and not send anyone in by foot.
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***As bad as the situation in Syria is, there is no real appetite in Britain for getting involved in this conflict. I suspect it's the same for the American people.
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*There are, as far as I know, no plans for a ground invasion. Not now anyway.
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*Have to say this all feels a a bit strange to me, the UK not standing shoulder to shoulder with the USA.....but the French are!
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*(the UK govt wanted to back the US govt but Parliament did not)
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Yeah well the UK was badly burned by the Bush administration, so no surprise they are responding with restraint in this situation. Who could blame them?

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