Obama Threatens Force Against Syria

Posted by | August 21, 2012 17:09 | Filed under: Top Stories


Submitted by Emily S

President Obama has warned Syria that they will face military intervention if they are preparing to use their unconventional weapons.

The president’s warning raises the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad, whom Mr. Obama again called on to relinquish power. And it underscores the deepening alarm among American officials that, as Syria sinks further into civil war, its unconventional weapons could be seized by radical forces tied to terrorist groups like Hezbollah or Al Qaeda.

The warning brings Mr. Obama, who has brushed aside calls to impose a no-fly zone or to arm the Syrian rebels, a step closer to direct American engagement.

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