31 August 2013
Sources tell me the Sunday WH classified briefing on #Syria will be for ALL House members and in-person. Early afternoon.
— Major Garrett (@MajorCBS) August 31, 2013
Update: Syria Pitch to Public an Uphill Climb
After watching the British Parliament turn back Prime Minister David Cameron’s call for military action in Syria, President Obama faces criticism for waiting until now to make case to Americans, Congress.
READ: Declassified Portions of Assessment of Syria’s Chemical Weapons Use
Another flashback. This time from 2007: Pelosi shrugs off Bush’s criticism, meets Assad. Democrat raises issues of Mideast peace, Iraq with Syrian president.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday for talks criticized by the White House as undermining American efforts to isolate the hard-line Arab country.
Pelosi said Assad assured her of his willingness to engage in peace talks with Israel, and that she and other members of her congressional delegation raised their concern about militants crossing from Syria into Iraq, as well the Israeli soldiers kidnapped by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and the Palestinian group Hamas….
Update 2: Blazing Cat Fur: I can give you one very good reason not to strike Syria’s Chemical Weapons capability
In fact, he lists a few…
Putin demands US prove Syria chemical arms use
Claiming to have seen a video on YouTube or having read it at InfoWars probably isn’t what he means.
Bammy’s pissed off more than a few people with this: Obama calls the military “MY MILITARY”; Americans are ticked.
Twitter had fun Thursday night roasting ‘Rambobama,’ the army of one who made it clear he’s not afraid to go it alone in Syria if he can’t build a coalition of allies. He won’t really be going it alone, though; he made it clear today that he has his own military at his disposal…
Update 3: UN weapons inspectors leave Syria earlier than planned “with no conclusions drawn.”
The 13 inspectors, led by Ake Sellstrom, brought forward their departure from 7am on Saturday to 4am, despite travel being considered dangerous around that time.
Their departure has opened a window for a possible US strike after President Barack Obama on Friday gave his clearest indication yet that a military intervention was imminent….
Update 4: State Dept Official Tells FNC’s James Rosen, Obama Will Take Syria Action Even If Congress Says No
