Sourced: The National Interest
By Dave Majumdar
The United States, together with France and Great Britain, is considering launching a military strike against the Syrian government for an alleged chemical weapons attack on the town of Douma.
The three governments have promised to retaliate for the chemical attack on the Syrian rebels despite the fact that the UN Security Council is highly unlikely to sanction such an operation. Russia is almost certain to veto any resolution that would authorize military action.
Meanwhile, the United States and Russia voted against each others’ Security Council resolutions on setting up inquiries on the chemical weapons attacks in Syria. Russia had also put forward a Security Council second resolution calling on the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to send investigators to Douma—which was also vetoed.
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