US and British Navy ready to launch first strike on Syria

[[WS]Jacob]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/us-syria-un-idUSBRE84S1AT20120530

Well that's nice....

If the US is constantly trying to dodge the UN at every step, I'm beginning to wonder why it's even in the UN...

[Dillon]

Then wonder about the UK as well if it's bypased by the US the UK will do the same thing.

(Reuters) - If the U.N. Security Council does not take swift action to pressure Syria to end its 14-month assault on the opposition, member nations may have no choice but to consider acting outside the United Nations, the U.S. envoy to the world body said on Wednesday.

Emphasize on the "member nations" it's not the US alone.

[Bundy]

So...

We're all gonna die.

[Dillon]

No not at all, but here is a brief history of US interventions in the past,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/brief-history-of-key-military-interventions-by-the-us/2013/08/26/acb0590e-0eb1-11e3-bdf6-e4fc677d94a1_gallery.html#photo=1

Not all of them were condoned by the UN.

[KhornateMonkey]

So...

We're all gonna die.

The way Mr. David Blair is going with this, I suspect this man is very happy due to mass of support he's gaining

[Mikal]

Then wonder about the UK as well if it's bypased by the US the UK will do the same thing.

Nope, the UK has now said it will specifically wait for the UN's report, and then a vote will take place in the house of commons.

The way Mr. David Blair is going with this, I suspect this man is very happy due to mass of support he's gaining

UKIP FOR THE F**KING WIN!

[nikos]

Then again Nostradamus said long ago that the third World War will start in the Mediterranean

[[SE]Dr_Pepper27]

RIP world

[Dolfagr]

A "King of Terror", wearing a blue turban, described as "the terror of mankind", would rise to power from Greater Arabia during the late 1990s, wage war around the world and spread the influence of Islamic fundamentalism, along with decreasing the influence of Christianity. Nostradamus claims that the "King of Terror" would form an alliance with the Russian Federation. According to Nostradamus, the "King of Terror" and Russia would wage World War III against the West (United States, United Kingdom and France), starting with a nuclear strike on New York City ("the sky will burn at 45 degrees, fire approaches the great new city"). Nostradamus claims that World War III would last about 27 years, and the war would destroy cities and kill millions. The "King of Terror" would be defeated.


    In 2013, fire to destroy Earth Rasputin’s writings go on with new revelations! In 2007, Islamic fundamentalists would seize power in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait, forming a single block, opposing America. At the same time, Christians would take over the U.S. government. “Christian forces come together in a new crusade against the East that would last 7 years. A million souls were predicted perish in a single battle called ” the great slaughter”. It would be the greatest carnage ever recorded in history. World would end on 23 August 2013 when a fire shall devour all living things, then, the planet would face a graving silence “, the American researcher translated. “It’s hard to believe that these events will occur, but worrying is the fact that most things predicted by Rasputin came true so far”, David W. Norvalk noted.


Nostradamus and Rasputin prophecies about ''World War III''. Although it's nice reading them and quite exciting, they're almost impossible to be confirmed.

[Dillon]

RIP world

I would prefer this

 
Thanks for trying anyway!

[Dillon]

"History is written by the victors" -Winston Churchill

"The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy." -Friedrich Nietzsche

I have very high doubts that anything more than a shock & awe will come out of attacking Syria, I can't see a World War being caused over this; However, the chance of Iran intervening may come true and what happens then only time will tell...

"War does not determine who is right - only who is left." -Bertrand Russell
"There was never a good war, or a bad peace." -Benjamin Franklin
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind." -John F. Kennedy

[Leon.]

Ah, Bertrand Russell. One of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century. Shame he didn't dumb down his words a little bit so that the masses could understand half the shit he said.

[Ehks]

Haha, I couldn't help but share this.

Maybe the Americans should ask al-Qa’ida for intelligence help – after all, this is the group with “boots on the ground”, something the Americans have no interest in doing. And maybe al-Qa’ida could offer some target information facilities to the country which usually claims that the supporters of al-Qa’ida, rather than the Syrians, are the most wanted men in the world.

There will be some ironies, of course. While the Americans drone al-Qa’ida to death in Yemen and Pakistan – along, of course, with the usual flock of civilians – they will be giving them, with the help of Messrs Cameron, Hollande and the other Little General-politicians, material assistance in Syria by hitting al-Qa’ida’s enemies. Indeed, you can bet your bottom dollar that the one target the Americans will not strike in Syria will be al-Qa’ida or the Nusra front.

And our own Prime Minister will applaud whatever the Americans do, thus allying himself with al-Qa’ida, whose London bombings may have slipped his mind. Perhaps – since there is no institutional memory left among modern governments – Cameron has forgotten how similar are the sentiments being uttered by Obama and himself to those uttered by Bush  and Blair a decade ago, the same bland assurances, uttered with such self-confidence but without quite  enough evidence to make it stick.

More at Does Obama know he’s fighting on al-Qa’ida’s side?

[Reece]

Russia is to send an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to the Mediterranean, according to Russian news agancy Interfax.

The country is strongly against any military intervention in Syria, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov believing it would seriously destabilise the region.

Russia has started to pull its citizens out of Syria as the likelihood of military action increases.

It flew 89 people out of the country on Tuesday night and 28 more on Wednesday morning.

The reports come after US President Barack Obama said any strike would be to "send a shot across the bow" to deter future chemical weapons attacks.

He said the US had concluded that the Syrian government carried out the large-scale chemical weapons attack against civilians last week.

President Obama said the US had examined evidence and did not believe the rebels possessed chemical weapons or the means to deliver them.

But he added that the US had not yet made a firm decision about how to respond.

More follows...

[KhornateMonkey]

Russia is to send an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to the Mediterranean, according to Russian news agancy Interfax.

The country is strongly against any military intervention in Syria, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov believing it would seriously destabilise the region.

Russia has started to pull its citizens out of Syria as the likelihood of military action increases.

It flew 89 people out of the country on Tuesday night and 28 more on Wednesday morning.

The reports come after US President Barack Obama said any strike would be to "send a shot across the bow" to deter future chemical weapons attacks.

He said the US had concluded that the Syrian government carried out the large-scale chemical weapons attack against civilians last week.

President Obama said the US had examined evidence and did not believe the rebels possessed chemical weapons or the means to deliver them.

But he added that the US had not yet made a firm decision about how to respond.

More follows...

Good job Russia! It also seems the UK parliament isn't very happy either. http://www.jpost.com/International/US-willing-to-strike-Syria-without-UN-approval-but-UKs-Cameron-faces-parliament-opposition-324604