WASHINGTON – Saturday, President Obama laid out the case for a targeted military action against Syrian regime targets as a result of their use of chemical weapons that killed over one thousand people–including hundreds of children. The President also made clear that this would not be an open-ended intervention, and there will be no American troops on the ground.
“Ten days ago, the world watched in horror as men, women and children were massacred in Syria in the worst chemical weapons attack of the 21st century,” the President said. “Yesterday the United States presented a powerful case that the Syrian government was responsible for this attack on its own people.”
While the President was clear on the need for action, he announced he would seek Congressional authorization for the use of force.
“This attack is an assault on human dignity. It also presents a serious danger to our national security. It risks making a mockery of the global prohibition on the use of chemical weapons. It endangers our friends and our partners along Syria’s borders, including Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq. It could lead to escalating use of chemical weapons, or their proliferation to terrorist groups who would do our people harm.”
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Whew, now he will have someone else to blame, instead of no balls. Talk about putting your mouth in yer foot and then back pedal.. We have no business there and he of all folks should know that by now!!! O. I almost forgot he can blame it on Bush, yes he can , he sure can!!!
He needs to be the guy out front along with Biden leading the troops.
fratricide
So much for crossing his “red line in the sand.”