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TwilightGardener

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5. No, Russia and China will oppose, but the weapons inspectors might help decide the issue

Reply to bobduca (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 11:09 AM

Aug 2013

decisively enough to support a response outside the UN (or will put a damper on any action). I lump chem weapons in with WMD because it's shorter than typing chemical weapons every time.

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"Give peace a chance. Give diplomacy a chance. Stop acting and start talking." [View all] suffragette Aug 2013 OP

That's nice and all, but it doesn't solve the issue at hand. Did Assad use chem weapons, and if so, TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #1

Its entirely a diplomatic issue bobduca Aug 2013 #2

The Syrian civil war is a diplomatic issue. But WMD use, as is apparent there, is a deed TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #3

Security Council won't approve any action, regardless of outcome of UN report bobduca Aug 2013 #4

No, Russia and China will oppose, but the weapons inspectors might help decide the issue TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #5

It's not about being nice. It's about shifting our responses away from collaborating in more harm suffragette Aug 2013 #6

"Jimmy Carter calls for Syria peace summit" suffragette Sep 2013 #7