UN: Military Intervention in Syria Requires UN Approval- Says Obama ‘‘Not Known to be Trigger Happy"

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Reuters Top News ‏@Reuters 1h
Military intervention in Syria would need U.N. approval: Brahimi http://reut.rs/17fXfQX

____ U.N.’s special envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, spoke to reporters in Geneva as a U.N. inspection team was investigating the alleged poison gas attack near Damascus on Aug. 21 and momentum built for Western military action against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime in the civil war that he called the most serious crisis facing the international community.

‘‘With what has happened on the 21st of August last week, it does seem that some kind of substance was used that killed a lot of people: hundreds, definitely more than a hundred, some people say 300, some people say 600, maybe 1,000, maybe more than 1,000 people,’’ Brahimi said.

‘‘This was of course unacceptable. This is outrageous. This confirms how dangerous the situation in Syria is and how important for the Syrians and the international community to really develop the political will to address this issue seriously, and look for a solution for it,’’ he said.

Brahimi also said that any U.S.-led military action must first gain approval from the 15-nation Security Council, whose five permanent members — Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — each have veto power.

‘‘International law says that any military action must be taken after’’ Security Council approval, he said. But, he added, President Barack Obama’s administration is ‘‘not known to be trigger-happy.’

read: http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2013/08/28/envoy-syria-says-chemical-substance-used/NNDaSzZDZ5mrrO2gwmwtxO/story.html


related:

The Associated Press ‏@AP 1h
UN envoy to Syria sees evidence that chemical 'substance' was used in attack. http://apne.ws/152Fn6q - VW

Ban Ki-moon appeals for Syria diplomatic solution
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/peace-palace-marks-centenary-syria-strikes-loom


The UN’s special envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi -REUTERS

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2. it looks like they thought about just brushing past the inspectors

. . . when they downplayed the potential results of their investigation.

I do hope they don't pull a Bush move and announce they're commencing with military action while the investigators are still on the ground, forcing them out.