Roberto Abraham Scaruffi: U.K. leader David Cameron loses preliminary vote on action against Syria

Thursday 29 August 2013

U.K. leader David Cameron loses preliminary vote on action against Syria

U.K. leader David Cameron loses preliminary vote on action against Syria
The Washington Post Thursday, August 29, 2013 5:54:30 PM

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U.K. leader David Cameron loses preliminary vote on action against Syria

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British Prime Minister David Cameron has lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes, a stunning defeat for a government which had seemed days away from joining the U.S. in possible attacks to punish Bashar al-Assad’s regime over an alleged chemical weapons attack.

Thursday evening’s vote was nonbinding, but in practice the rejection of military strikes means Cameron’s hands are tied. In a terse statement to Parliament, Cameron said it was clear to him that the British people did not want to see military action.


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