Lindsey Hilsum
So democracy won, now what about Syria?
Western public opinion has turned against military intervention, but those who deplore the use of chemical weapons have yet to come up with a viable alternative response.
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Syria crisis: Obama says ‘my credibility is not on the line’
Barack Obama says his approach to military intervention in Syria is not under scrutiny – it is the credibility of the US congress and international community that is on the line.
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Clarke: ‘US wanted an early UK vote on Syria’
Cabinet minister Ken Clarke tells Jon Snow that the US wanted an early vote by the UK on any joint military action over Syria, and rejects American reports that David Cameron “mishandled” the issue.
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Putin rubbishes Syria chemical attack claims
As the US Senate draft a resolution imposing a 90-day deadline on Syria, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin warns the west against taking one-sided action.
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Syria cartoons: how Assad’s soldiers mock Barack Obama
Barack Obama’s struggles to get support for military intervention in Syria have not gone unnoticed by Bashar al-Assad’s soldiers – who have been circulating cartoons mocking the US president.
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Syria’s refugee tragedy as two million flee civil war
The number of refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war has topped two million, the UN’s refugee agency says, in what it is calling the “great tragedy of this century”.
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Obama ‘should have done his homework’
Senior Republican congressman Mike Turner says US President Barack Obama has neither congressional nor public, support for military intervention in Syria, and “should have done his homework”.
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Syria attack is not Iraq or Afghanistan, says Obama
President Barack Obama says he is confident that congress will vote in favour of military action and that the US will “degrade” President Bashar al-Assad’s capabilities.
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Gary Gibbon
‘Isolationist spring’: future votes and Congress
There seems to be a bit of buyer’s remorse in the air over Syria in some quarters but it won’t be enough to change the government’s position.
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Syria crisis: why chemical gas is warfare’s ‘red line’
Almost 100,000 people have died as a result of Syria’s two year conflict. Why did it take the suspicion of chemical gas for the west to consider intervention? Channel 4 News reports.
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Assad: military strike on Syria would cause regional war
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warns the US and France that military action against his regime would lead to war in the “powder keg” Middle East.
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Putin: US claims over Syria chemical attack ‘utter nonsense’
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismisses US claims that Syria’s regime used chemical weapons, describing them as “utter nonsense”.
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Obama: Congress must approve Syria strike
The US president will wait for Congress to debate and vote on the issue before launching military action against the Assad regime.
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Barack Obama: US considering ‘limited’ action in Syria
US President Barack Obama says his country is considering “narrow action” in Syria, as Secretary of State John Kerry outlines the case for US military intervention.
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Syria timeline: how Britain opted out of military action
With David Cameron suffering a humiliating defeat in the Commons after the vote against military intervention in Syria, Channel 4 News looks back at an extraordinary week in politics.
