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August 30, 2013 by · Comments Off on Syria Latest 

Syria Latest, The latest developments Thursday in the Syrian crisis:

The British Parliament narrowly voted against military action int Syria, forcing the United States to perhaps go it alone if it chooses to strike Syria over a recent chemical attack that killed hundreds of people.

The White House suggested President Obama was prepared to take military action without a coalition. “The president of the United States is elected with the duty to protect the national security interests in the United States of America,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.

The British government said it is “highly likely” that the Syrian government is behind a chemical weapons attack Aug. 21 that killed hundreds of people on the outskirts of Damascus.

President Obama told PBS he is certain that the attack was carried out by the Syrian government and that he has yet to decide what course of action to take, but that he has been presented several options by his national security staff.

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