Speaking Sunday on CBS’ Face the Nation, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insisted the US was not yet considering a Libya-style military attack on Syria, saying that the situation was different primarily because Syrian President Bashar Assad hadn’t yet used air strikes on protesters.
“Each of these situations is unique,” Clinton insisted, adding that the “police action” in Syria had also not spawned the same sort of condemnation by the international community. She said such an attack would only come if the US had “considerable international support” and a UN Security Council resolution approving the attack.
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I – CT) claimed that the US attack on Libya earlier this month set a “precedent” for a similar attack on Syria. French President Nicolas Sarkozy likewise suggested last week that Libya could be a model for comparable attacks across the world.
The Obama Administration’s attack on Libya has already raised concerns about double standards, compared with the ambivalent reaction to crackdowns in Bahrain and Yemen. Skipping over the violence in Bahrain and Yemen, while starting yet another war in Syria, would undoubtedly put them in an even more uncomfortable position.
So it's ok to use tanks on protestors (Bahrain).
It is OK because Bahrain is home to the fifth fleet.
I noticed Clinton mentioned something about getting the support of the UN for the United States Government to start another Middle Eastern war in Syria, but mentioned nothing about getting the support of congress. The very idea of getting the American people involved in a war with Syria is fricking insane, even if such a war has the blessings of the United Nations. The United States government is being controlled by a trio of robbing banksters, arms merchants, and blood thirsty warmongers. The Constitution of the United States, as tool for limiting the power of the Federal government has been a complete failure. Nullification is a much to moderate response to the usurpations and abuses of the federal government. The word of the day should be secession.
Just because you get the support Clinton, doesnt make it right you git. Somebody needs kick this warmonger out.
The more wars the better. the US zionist hell monster has already crossed the rubicon. So with that fact already known, the more wars will bankrupt the US and the wars will finally stop. As an aside remember that Any attack on syria is an attack on Iran so don't write checks your butts cant cash.
The United states is bankrupt. We must remember this absolute fact. So with that in mind a war would be the end of the US.
I get your point about the wars, keith, but it's a hell of a price to pay to those who get killed in the process.
My God the gall of these warmongers is frightening!
The US is now proposing an attack on Syria.
When will all the people in the World realise that the biggest threat to humanity is the USA?
The Bombs and Missiles they dro[[ed on Iraq and are dropping on Libya contains DEPLETD URANIUM which will continue to POISON men , women,children the unborn and all vegitation for thousand of years to come.
Is this how Obama and Clinton are protecting innocent civilians ?????
Nazi Anglo-American Terrorist Organization ready, willing and able to terrorize humanity.
I'm stocking up on popcorn and coke just in case this takes off.
attack on Libya has already raised concerns about double standards,'
You think! The british are using tea gas on the protestors in London but that some how is different than the tea gas used on arab protestors. I would be happy if Clinton, Lieberman, or Nickie Napoleon had double standards but they are purely animal who will do what ever is available if they get hungry. They have no standards other than the immediate need what ever that happens to be. They are product of the greedy rich people and all they have no soul and no morals.
The most significant war mongers on the planet, America and Great Britain, two nations responsible for more than one million Iraqi deaths, mostly civilians, are pretending to be concerned when dictators they have supported for years resist regime change from their own citizens. One week of drone strikes probably kills more civilians than Syria has since protests began. "Behold not the mote in your neighbor's eye when you have a beam in your own." Now if Secretary Clinton proposed attacks on Saudi, home of Bin Laden as well as the September 11th hijackers, now that might make some sense.
I don't understand how Clinton says wiyhout UN backing when the US constitution that all elected people swear to uphould says no war enless the congress votes yes I'm Canadian but I've no thats what the us constitution says.By the way the Us is 12 trillion and some in dept because of the unending wars and the fact they spend as much on there military as the rest of the world combined and have about 140 military bases around the world plus supports with billions ever year dictators around the world at least untill they don't do exactly what the US wants.People might not now how much a trillion dollars is but if you were to spend 1 dollar every secound since the murder of Christ you would still have not even come close to spending 1 trillion dollars.America needs to stay out of wars and leave the ones they are in now and will still probably have an eventual collapes of the dollar.But you never hear this in the news on t.v so when the collapes comes even more people will die including innocent children.Sad
Yes what about congress? This is about the Americans and all in the west being forced to accept the UN as the world govt. BS! You need the approval of congress to go to war, heres Clinton and Obama as bad as Bush yet the left is defending them still. If these people dont wise up and start supporting Ron Pauls candidacy for President we're as good as sunk. Who will benefit from any of this, it sure isnt the average American!
If Bush were in office now and was doing what Obama is doing, Democrats would be screaming.
Democrats and liberals let Obama off the hook.
Republicans are hypocrites too.
Senator Joe Lieberman of Israel – YES – Zionist Joe – when will the American people wake up?
For now… Isn't that nice of Shillary to spare them though?
She must really think the US government rules the world. The unbelievable arrogance that Hilary has shown since being Sec. of State is stunning. It's like she's an old Roman Emperor sitting in the coliseum watching the gladiators and thumbs up or down on who gets to live.
Ms Clinton as well as many in the US Government all have nose trouble. They cannot keep them out of other peoples business.
Without exception any action (domestic or otherwise) by a foreign government draws a comment of approval or disapproval from Ms Clinton and some of the other Pinocchios in Washington especially those “esteemed colleagues” in Congress. With the problems that we have here at home it is hypocritical for Ms Clinton et al to waste US taxpayer money to interfere everywhere on earth to fulfill their self-appointed role of Policeman-Savior.
Very well said!
1- This is another hypocrite statement as usual.., US needs to bomb EU because there are many demonstration going on as we speak.., is about job and cuts’ of social help that poor people in EU getting .., US actually needs to bomb the entire world which at least is a assurance for those who are UNIONIZED working at these factories making bombs that they have a job for now.., UNION in the other hands needs to stands up demanding another kind of job for its members because many of them don’t want to be stamped as MURDERS.., and if they do start a uprising against Obama and this women.., then I think US government needs to bomb them too.
2- Look the demonstration in Syria is about a tribe family which have some old business with Bashir Asad family.., is not about the people uprising as in Jordan to Tunisia. So is the fact in Libya.., where Muslims Brotherhood and Al Quiada actively fighting the Libyan government and Hillary Clinton knows that.., therefore they come up with another excuse to justify their militarism regime for yet another war where and when they can make a deal with King Saud or Arab Emirates and Kuwaitis Kingdome family.., these tyrants.., terrorists and apartheid Israeli regimes is the only friend that they got.., this is their last remedy in justifying their actions.., Obama and Hillary Clinton should be impeached if not persecuted.
I already left a comment but this is bothering me the American people all of them need to take to the streets about stoping policing the world the constitution says we the people not the people getting rich that care less about human life.It's probably to late to stop a eventual fall of the us not like the people rich people calling the shots will starve and die but maybe just maybe if the Americans take to thew streets in protest the world will follow.If this does not happen right away their will definatly be a collaps and well people are dying the rich will be living it up.Not all rich are bad but most seem to be Ron Paul will do what he promises and if he vdon't become president America is screwed.But the government is supposed to listen to the people not the other way around Americans let the powers that be do this by inaction don't lety it continue or I now you your kids and grandkids will suffer more than you think the great deppresion wont compare.
Only America goes around casually stating they may attack this country, or that country. Unreal.
This Hillary Clinton has got no brains. Obama must fire her very quickly. Fortunatelyy for the whole world that the US is geting poor every day, and will be forced to be more modest. The probclem is the undemocratic Security Council, which has to be refomed urgently, or the UN will became a nonsense, and will disapear by itself as the former League of Nations, years ago. It makes no sense GB, and France be SC permanent members. Or better, no permanent members, no veto.
If we don't have planes in the air an hour after Syria executes air strikes on its civilians, we will know that once again we've been bamboozled.
syriam has a large missile M/L range stock with conventional and K warheads, and Israel is very near.
It is better to have no more problem for the moment, anyway " Viva chi vince".
(willy the eurowhore)