Will action against syria result in action with russia?

[Yurt]

Russian warships cross Bosphorus, en route to Syria

Three Russian warships crossed Turkey's Bosphorus Strait Thursday en route to the eastern Mediterranean, near the Syrian coast, amid concern in the region over potential US-led strikes in response to the Damascus regime's alleged use of chemical weapons.

The SSV-201 intelligence ship Priazovye, accompanied by the two landing ships Minsk and Novocherkassk passed through the Bosphorus known as the Istanbul strait that separates Asia from Europe, an AFP photographer reported.

The Priazovye on Sunday started its voyage from its home port of Sevastopol in Ukraine "to the appointed region of military service in the eastern Mediterranean", a military official told the Interfax news agency.

Russia, a key ally of Damascus, has kept a constant presence of around four warships in the eastern Mediterranean in the Syrian crisis, rotating them every few months.

http://news.yahoo.com/russian-warships-cross-bosphorus-en-route-syria-141156573.html

 

[Katzndogz]

Is obama's vanity worth it? That's what all this is about. It's about saving his face and protecting his credibility.

It is not worth it. Take the hit on our prestige and move on.

 

[dilloduck]

Is obama's vanity worth it? That's what all this is about. It's about saving his face and protecting his credibility.

It is not worth it. Take the hit on our prestige and move on.

I don't think we can-----we've bet our last petrodollar on this one.

 

[waltky]

Russia usin' Syria to hold the UN hostage...

The United Nations, held "hostage" by Russia on Syria, trying to stay relevant
September 5, 2013, U.S. United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power, a long-time passionate advocate for humanitarian intervention, is playing a spirited role at U.N. Headquarters in a bid to convince Security Council members about the need for a U.S. strike.

On Thursday, as President Obama arrived at the G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg, she held a briefing at the U.S. Mission with U.N. Security Council member nations, along with some other interested states, to give them an unclassified briefing on the U.S. intelligence regarding the responsibility of the government of Bashar al Assad in the chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb on August 21. "We in the U.S. agree that at times like this, the Security Council should live up to its obligations and act," she said.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin raised expectations this week when he said that he would not exclude the possibility of Security Council action - if the United States showed definitive proof that the Assad government was responsible. At the G-20 on Thursday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has pleaded with the international community to wait until the U.N. weapons inspector's report is complete and to find a consensus, met briefly with Mr. Obama. The Secretary General from St. Petersburg called for a political solution and, through his spokesperson said that the Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, is on his way to Russia to help him press world leaders for an international conference on Syria.

The Secretary General implored world leaders to avoid a military response. "While the world is focused on concerns about the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria we must push even harder for the International Conference on Syria to take place in Geneva," Ban said. "A political solution is the only way to end the bloodshed in Syria." But, as the G-20 opened, the rhetoric between the U.S. and Russia turned sour, with the Russian president calling Secretary of State John Kerry a liar.

Back at the U.N., after days of intense negotiations, President Obama's U.N. Ambassador was no holds barred when asked by CBS News about Putin's comment that Russia just needs proof. "Russia continues to hold the Council hostage and shirk its international responsibility, including as party to a chemical weapons convention," Power said. She was equally scornful of the U.N. Security Council, listing all the efforts at the Council in which condemnation and use of force was proposed by the U.S. and the U.K. "Instead," Power said, "the system has protected the prerogatives of Russia, the patron of a regime that would brazenly stage the world's largest chemical weapons attack in a quarter century, while U.N. inspectors were across town."

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UK has new Syria chemical evidence
5 September 2013 > The UK has fresh evidence of the use of chemical weapons in Damascus, David Cameron told the BBC as he arrived in Russia for the G20 summit.

Scientists at the Porton Down laboratories have been "examining samples" from Syria's capital, he said. The Ministry of Defence confirmed reports that they found traces of sarin gas on cloth and soil samples. Mr Cameron also denied claims he had "no hand to play" over Syria after his Commons defeat on UK military action. He said the UK would lead calls for more action on aid for refugees and push for fresh peace talks.

In an interview with BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson, Mr Cameron said he took "full and personal responsibility" for the decision to recall Parliament and could not have guaranteed MPs a say in whether Britain should take part in US-led action had he not acted so swiftly. His "only regret" was that Labour, which voted with Tory and Lib Dem rebels against the government motion, had chosen "the easy and the political path not the right and the difficult path".

'Appalling signal'

Mr Cameron said the UK would be "leading the argument on humanitarian aid" at the summit. "Britain will be one of the leaders in bringing forward plans for a peace process for Syria. Britain will be leading the argument across the globe for continuing to respond strongly on chemical weapons." He added: "I absolutely believe that, having set a red line on the further big use of chemical weapons, it would be wrong if America was to step back and, having set that red line, to do nothing. I think that would send an appalling signal to President Assad and also to dictators elsewhere."

The Damascus government is accused of using chemical weapons against civilians on several occasions during the 30-month conflict - most recently on a large scale in an attack on 21 August on the outskirts of the capital. The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has denied involvement and said the rebels were responsible. But Mr Cameron said evidence of the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons was "growing all the time". Scientists at the UK's chemical warfare research laboratories in Porton Down had found evidence which "further shows the use of chemical weapons in that Damascus suburb", he told Nick Robinson.

More BBC News - UK has new Syria chemical evidence - David Cameron

 

[CrusaderFrank]

We're going to have to pass the war legislation to see what's in it

 

[candycorn]

Will action against syria result in action with russia?

No. Don't be stupid.

We still shouldn't do it though.

 

[Katzndogz]

Samantha Power had nothing to go by other than the democrat scrpt. This time Russia is holding hostages instead of republicans. Can Russia's war on women be far behind?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Will action against syria result in action with russia?

No, of course not.

The notion is partisan idiocy and demagoguery.

 

[R.C. Christian]

Will action against syria result in action with russia?

No. Don't be stupid.

We still shouldn't do it though.

You know, that is very stupid retort. "No, don't be stupid". What the fuck do you now about foreign policy and world history that would persuade your silly ass to write something so misguided? Who the hell are you to condescend people who question the status quo, much less a person like myself who knows 10X more about this shit you insignificant little piss ant mind ever will?" You need to SHUT THE FUCK UP BITCH.

 

[Moonglow]

Will action against syria result in action with russia?

No. Don't be stupid.

We still shouldn't do it though.

You know, that is very stupid retort. "No, don't be stupid". What the fuck do you now about foreign policy and world history that would persuade your silly ass to write something so misguided? Who the hell are you to condescend people who question the status quo, much less a person like myself who knows 10X more about this shit you insignificant little piss ant mind ever will?" You need to SHUT THE FUCK UP BITCH.

You don't know enough to decipher between cocks and socks.

 

[Politico]

No........

 

[ScienceRocks]

Russia is arming Syria and protecting them in the UN. Think about it.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Who's arming our enemies? RUSSIA!

They arm Syria
They arm Iran
They help Iran build nukes!

Russia has always been our enemies.

Why go after small fish that Russia is using for a proxy war. Let's go after the big tuna!


I'm tired of playing games with these bastards.