RonPaulFanInGA
08-30-2013, 01:26 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/International/britain-join-syrian-attack/story?id=20104801
The Obama administration’s plans to strike at Syria lost its most important foreign ally tonight when the British government said it would not take part in any military action against Syria for its suspected use of chemical weapons.
The announcement by British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond came after Prime Minister David Cameron was defeated in the House of Commons when he put it to a vote.
Cameron said it was clear that Parliament did not want to see British military action.
“I get that and the government will act accordingly,” the prime minister said.
That means the United States could be facing the real prospect of being forced to go it alone in any strike on Syria.
At least in Britain, their version of Congress actually gets a say.
The Obama administration’s plans to strike at Syria lost its most important foreign ally tonight when the British government said it would not take part in any military action against Syria for its suspected use of chemical weapons.
The announcement by British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond came after Prime Minister David Cameron was defeated in the House of Commons when he put it to a vote.
Cameron said it was clear that Parliament did not want to see British military action.
“I get that and the government will act accordingly,” the prime minister said.
That means the United States could be facing the real prospect of being forced to go it alone in any strike on Syria.
At least in Britain, their version of Congress actually gets a say.