The US will seek a "tailored" military response to alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, stated Secretary of State John Kerry Friday.
However, Kerry did not give further details regarding the size and timing of the intervention.
He also stressed that the US believes that the only working solution to the situation can come through negotiations.
The special Friday press event was expected to reveal America's plans for intervention, after the British Parliament voted against taking part in a military operation against Syria.
In his speech, the US Secretary of State was resolute that US intelligence sources have established beyond doubt that the forces of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad had used chemical weapons on August 21.
He stated that although the US is "tired" of war, it does not have the moral right to leave the use of weapons of mass destruction unanswered.
Note EU-Digest: Maybe the Syrian question should be seen as a moral one for the US where it can finally come to grips with the concept of solving International conflicts by diplomatic means, and if need be by the large range of economic sanctions at their disposal, rather than by military intervention.
US readers of EU-Digest are encouraged to write, e-mail, call their state representatives in Congress, to vote against any sort or form of military action in Syria by the US.
A " no" vote on military intervention in Syria would show all the world that democracy is alive and well in the USA and that the power of the US democracy still lies anchored in the will of the people.
Read more: John Kerry: Negotiation, Not War Is Solution for Syria - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
However, Kerry did not give further details regarding the size and timing of the intervention.
He also stressed that the US believes that the only working solution to the situation can come through negotiations.
The special Friday press event was expected to reveal America's plans for intervention, after the British Parliament voted against taking part in a military operation against Syria.
In his speech, the US Secretary of State was resolute that US intelligence sources have established beyond doubt that the forces of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad had used chemical weapons on August 21.
He stated that although the US is "tired" of war, it does not have the moral right to leave the use of weapons of mass destruction unanswered.
Note EU-Digest: Maybe the Syrian question should be seen as a moral one for the US where it can finally come to grips with the concept of solving International conflicts by diplomatic means, and if need be by the large range of economic sanctions at their disposal, rather than by military intervention.
US readers of EU-Digest are encouraged to write, e-mail, call their state representatives in Congress, to vote against any sort or form of military action in Syria by the US.
A " no" vote on military intervention in Syria would show all the world that democracy is alive and well in the USA and that the power of the US democracy still lies anchored in the will of the people.
Read more: John Kerry: Negotiation, Not War Is Solution for Syria - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
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