Russia's Position on Syrian Crisis



Back to the topic at hand. The US forces are already in place and prepared to launch an attack. They are on stand-by until the Congress decides whether there is a precedent for such action. The UN hasn't determined yet whether the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, sarin gas by all accounts, and it is believed they will not be able to point a finger even after the investigation. Barrack Obama is quite convinced, however. He does have the authority as chief commander to take such action, but even he stands back while the Congress decides. For now.



France has already spoken, it will join US in its "crusade", but only if they actually decide to move in. United Kingdom and Germany have said they will not participate, however. So far we have bystanders and those in favour. But today Putin decided so say a word as well. Here is the quote:



"In line with international law, only the U.N. Security Council could sanction the use of force against a sovereign state. Any other pretext or method which might be used to justify the use of force against an independent sovereign state are inadmissible and can only be interpreted as an aggression." Calm, and polite, Russia's president merely points out that without the approval of the Congress America has no right to put their misses in the air. Depending on the Congress's decision, Putin doesn't rule out the military interference, however.



It seems everything depends on what the Congress decides now. The real question is, what will US do if the UN votes "NO". And especially, what will the "big R" do in response?



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I feel a bit idiotic, becoming so passionate about Syria only after the chemical attack took place (which is not yet confirmed), and the US announcing their desire to interfere. For those who are still oblivious - there is a civil war raging in Syria. Over two millions refugees have already fled the country to it's neighbours. The US have moved in naval forces to prepare eventual strike on Syria, because of her using chemical weapons in combat, which is labelled "crime against humanity". President Obama desires to launch missile and air strikes on key locations, but awaits the approval of the Congress and the UN. So far the deal has been postponed, because there are far too little supporters of such act. You can bring yourself up to speed on the topic with this thread: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/03/world/meast/syria-up-to-speed/index.html?nbd=5_things Back to the topic at hand. The US forces are already in place and prepared to launch an attack. They are on stand-by until the Congress decides whether there is a precedent for such action. The UN hasn't determined yet whether the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, sarin gas by all accounts, and it is believed they will not be able to point a finger even after the investigation. Barrack Obama is quite convinced, however. He does have the authority as chief commander to take such action, but even he stands back while the Congress decides. For now.France has already spoken, it will join US in its "crusade", but only if they actually decide to move in. United Kingdom and Germany have said they will not participate, however. So far we have bystanders and those in favour. But today Putin decided so say a word as well. Here is the quote:"In line with international law, only the U.N. Security Council could sanction the use of force against a sovereign state. Any other pretext or method which might be used to justify the use of force against an independent sovereign state are inadmissible and can only be interpreted as an aggression." Calm, and polite, Russia's president merely points out that without the approval of the Congress America has no right to put their misses in the air. Depending on the Congress's decision, Putin doesn't rule out the military interference, however.It seems everything depends on what the Congress decides now. The real question is, what will US do if the UN votes "NO". And especially, what will the "big R" do in response?Read more on the topic in this NBC article.