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The U.S. is seeking commitments from allies to join in airstrikes on Syria before it launches attacks against Islamic State targets, American officials said, reflecting concerns about acting unilaterally.
The administration hopes that one or two allies will join in the initial wave of airstrikes, which could be launched as early as next week, these officials said.
http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/u-s-urging-allies-to-join-strikes-on-syria-1411168223?mobile=y
We are set to go alone on the most clearly illegal prong of this war, air strikes in Syria. There is a reason that even though many other nations support hitting IS in Iraq, NOT ONE has joined us with respect to Syria. It is because without Syria's approval, any strikes would be illegal. But, here we go. As early as next week. No congressional debate, a UN resolution looks impossible.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)From your link. See also their non-mobile edition:
Secretary of State John Kerry addressed a special session of the U.N. Security Council on Friday and stressed the importance of support from European and Arab states for the campaign against the extremist group Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL.
"I'm absolutely confident that through a global campaign that is comprehensive and committed, we can support the promise of the new government in Iraq and we can defeat the ISIL threat wherever it exists," Mr. Kerry said.
The Pentagon is preparing war plans in Syria that would include an intensive initial wave of strikes against Islamic State targets.
"A key component of this would be allied participation," said a U.S. official.
One U.S. official said some allies have offered to participate in the strikes only if their role isn't publicly acknowledged. But such covert participation wouldn't help the U.S. convince skeptics it wasn't acting unilaterally, the official said.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)they won't.
99Forever
(14,524 posts)It has become Einstein's very definition of insanity.
This will not end well.
newfie11
(8,159 posts)One of the 7 countries.......
How many more innocent people do we kill for oil!