War

Russia sends more warships to the Mediterranean to counter US warships targeting Syria.

"However, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency cited a high-ranking representative of the naval command who said the changes to the country's forces in the region were not linked to the current tensions over Syria and called them "a planned rotation." "

That's hard to believe. This is getting stupider and stupider.

No war with Syria yet, but the march continues.

Intelligence not a slam dunk.

"A report by the Office of the Director for National Intelligence outlining that evidence against Syria includes a few key caveats - including acknowledging that the U.S. intelligence community no longer has the certainty it did six months ago of where the regime's chemical weapons are stored, nor does it have proof Assad ordered chemical weapons use, according to two intelligence officials and two more U.S. officials."

Oops.

Now intelligence admits they don't know who used chemical weapons, if anybody. This might end up as the biggest warmongering boondoggle failure in history.

Claim that fear of a retaliatory cyber-attack is causing delay on attack. Maybe that attack on the New York Times got government's attention.

France changes tune, requesting diplomatic solution.

Obama is between several rocks and several hard places. The neo-cons want war, but the people don't. He drew a red line, and intelligence says Syria crossed it, but there are caveats. Russia is moving ships into the Med. Iran and Syria promise retaliation, and they can deliver. So Obama is considering a "shot across the bow."

"President Barack Obama promised Wednesday that any U.S. military strike at Syria would be a “shot across the bow” that avoids seeing America pulled into “any kind of open-ended conflict.”"

That's ridiculous. Each step leads to escalation.

I'm skeptical that Boehner can do anything to stop Obama's warmongering. I am hopeful that polls can stop him.

British parliament vetoes any attack on Syria.Despite the vote, the RAF sends fighter to Cyprus in preparation for an attack.

Info on the Syrian Electronic Army. Wow. Apparently the rebels backed by western warmongers will have to execute a better false flag attack. This is a major victory for the people.

Al Qaeda links are the problem? They should be.

The case for war against Syria is falling apart because the people don't want it.

"Initially, we were told the US had incontrovertible proof the regime of Bashar al-Assad was responsible for attacking the rebel town of Ghouta with chemical weapons, and that the substance involved was undoubtedly sarin gas. Outrage followed, with news of an impending US strike supposedly scheduled to occur on Thursday or Friday at the latest. However, that appears to have been put on hold as a backlash over the rush to war gathers steam. British lawmakers put the kibosh on the UK’s plans to join the American bombardment as a full-scale backbencher revolt threatened the Tory-Liberal Democrat government and the Labor Party balked. In the end, Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to promise not one but two votes in Parliament before the Brits lend "direct" support to the Obama administration’s war plans. It didn’t matter: they voted the war down anyway."

This might be the biggest victory for the people against the government in my lifetime.

"Growing skepticism was given added impetus when the source of that "signals intelligence" cited in media reports – which purportedly proved the Syrian government’s responsibility for the attack – was revealed. The Israelis have been trying to drag us into war with Syria and its ally Iran since before the invasion of Iraq: that they are now wielding a "smoking gun" to trigger that conflict is beyond suspicious. Not that they would ever lie to us, you understand, or even exaggerate …. But still: is this the best the War Party can do?"

It's the Israelis. Not like they have an alterior motive.

Unfortunately the US Congress has emasculated itself to such a point, it can't stop Obama.

In one of his best articles, Pat Buchanan advises Obama and Boehner to reject war with Syria.

22 reasons the US should stay out of Syria.

History of the US lying the country into war.

Small newspapers report Pentagon transfers two Guantanamo prisoners to Algeria.