My Comment: According to John McCain, Russia or China will not attack, or anyone else, he say’s ‘America is the strongest nation on earth, and no one will attack us.’ (Read Here) Well we used to be the strongest, until Obama and friends decimated the military the economy, and the constitution. But that kind of talk is not only careless, but ridiculously blind! Boasting of this nature is what God warns against! There are all sorts of passages in the Bible that would apply here, ie: Thinking themselves wise, they became fools; ‘Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.’ I could go on and on, our nation needs to repent and beg for forgiveness and guidance and protection from God.
(Fox News) Syrian President Bashar Assad, during an interview that aired Monday morning, threatened “repercussions” from any American attack on Syria.
The Syrian leader, speaking with CBS News, said the U.S. can expect “every action” if America strikes. Asked whether chemical weapons might be used, he responded “it could happen” — though tried to suggest the rebels would be the ones who would use them.
Assad used the interview to challenge the Obama administration’s claims that his regime used chemical weapons in an attack that killed hundreds on Aug. 21.
It comes as President Obama prepares to deliver a national address on Tuesday making his case for a military strike on Syria. The matter is currently before Congress, which will begin a set of votes this week on a resolution authorizing the use of force.
Obama on Monday also planned to make his case, in a string of interviews, for punishing Assad.
Top administration officials are heading to Capitol Hill for more classified briefings. And White House national security adviser Susan Rice is scheduled for a speech at a Washington think tank timed to the public relations blitz aimed at ensuring people the administration isn’t contemplating another commitment like Iraq and Afghanistan.
In an interview Sunday in Damascus, Assad told American journalist Charlie Rose there is no conclusive evidence about who is to blame for the chemical weapons attacks and again suggested the rebels were responsible. Rose said Assad also warned him previous U.S. military efforts in the region have proved disastrous.
And Assad argued the evidence Secretary of State John Kerry has disclosed amounts to a “big lie” that resembles the case for war in Iraq that Secretary of State Colin Powell made to the United Nations over a decade ago.
Related articles
- U.S. has ‘no evidence’… (independent.co.uk)
- Bashar Assad tells Charlie Rose U.S. should “expect every action” in response to Syria strikes (cbsnews.com)
- Obama Trying to Sway War-Weary Public on Syria (abcnews.go.com)
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