Syria Aims Missile Batteries at Israel
After weekend airstrike in Syria by Israel
James Foley said to be imprisoned near Damascus
And would show American policymakers have learned nothing in the last decade
Despite evidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
More than 500,000 have fled to Jordan since the beginning of the civil war
Get involved in a Middle Eastern war? What could go wrong?
Advocates of intervention think we couldn't make the problems of Syria worse. We could.
Also says they are "simple provincial folk"
Expected to make a decision within weeks
Could get more involved
Russia has so far supported the Syrian regime
Second in two days
Now it has to be systematic use before he gets quite cross
The Israeli and Syrian governments have yet to confirm the report
Obama is under pressure to intervene after reported use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime
According to the United Nation's refugee agency
Despite evidence seen by intelligence services to the contrary
White House being more cautious than some would like
Worried it could be just the beginning
Calls the move a war crime
It was time for another war, anyway
Urging Assad to prove he did not authorize the weapons to be used
Warning of the spread of Islamic terrorism
Says the move "violates every convention of warfare"
Needs more evidence to support Israel's conclusions