Western capitals poised to intervene on Syria – but how?
Pressure is mounting on the US to act if the UN finds that the “red line” of chemical weapons has been crossed – and President Obama does not want Syria to become his Rwanda.
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Parliament is due to meet on Thursday to debate military action against Syria. But how can the government make intervention legally sound?
Pressure is mounting on the US to act if the UN finds that the “red line” of chemical weapons has been crossed – and President Obama does not want Syria to become his Rwanda.
Britain and the US have been moved to strong words against last week’s suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria, but what should be their objectives if pushed into military action?
As UN experts inspect the site of suspected chemical weapons attacks in Syria, the international community talks tough about the possibility of military intervention over the “outrage”.
The White House calls on the United Nations to urgently investigate allegations of massive deadly chemical weapons use by Syrian government forces.
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