Once outspoken advocates of an internationalist perspective on foreign policy, the Obama Administration is now indicating their willingness to “go it alone” in attacking Syria, since virtually no one else seems to have jumped on the bandwagon like they’d hoped.
No one expected the UN to endorse the war, but there’s also no NATO endorsement, and even the Arab League is backing away from military action. Even Britain, the first nation on board, is now likely to be absent at the start of the war, since parliament wants proof of the allegations.
Even Jordan, which has been letting the US host rebel training bases in its territory, is spurning involvement in the war, cautioning the US against using its territory for the war.
The “coalition of the willing” for the Syrian War is now looking precariously small, and may just be down to France, which has so far insisted it is still on board with the attack.
French government is consist of right wing social democrats and they have enough problems at home with millions of French people being out of work and Holland have lied enough to the french people. English government consist of right wing Neo liberals and they have the same problems as French if not worse then French. Germany is busy by being engaged finically keeping the EU together which their economical engagement have created internal political and economical problems for Christian democrats to govern. The right wing Japanese government is busy with solving their atomic leaks into pacific ocean admitting to the catastrophe at hands asking for international help. south Korea cannot move a finger and if they do they might be bombed by the north Korea. So who is left, Sweden, Denmark, Spain and others, they also do have multiply millions of people's looking for work and their economy is bad as French or Germans or English is. Saudis, UAE cannot joining in because the world cannot afford losing the supply of oil, now, Adding a costly war on top of that, a war that no one knows the outcome of it, a war that already raised the question of who is whom and what they are fighting for, yet for USA wanting the "partners" to be part of it is as crazy as that English and Swedish Neo Liberals fascistic idea wanting for England and Sweden to roll the world.
Well, the US was supported by Palau and Israel in the last UN vote condemning the US embargo on Cuba, so there is obviously still a "free world" of 3 nations for the US to lead. But the US might want to check with Palau before letting the bombs drop.
There goes Obama trampling on the constitution of the US
Israel's time line for America's attack must be respected, think of what it is costing Israel in lost production now that they have called up their army reserve. Besides, Israel already has subdivided southern Lebanon for future Israel settlements, and without America's attack on Syria, how can they justify attacking Lebanon? Let's not be unreasonable here American government, now do what you have been told and on time.
Britain is still 'onside' pending parliamentary approval. FUKUS lives! (France, United Kingdom, United States)
I'm wondering exactly how the chain of command for a US intervention is going to shake out- since the Free Syrian Army is the in-country regime-in-waiting, will US forces be placed under their command? Not bloody likely. Will the FSA (and it's assorted Al-Qaeda branches) place itself under the command of US officers- the very same 'kaffirs and infidels' they have already promised to attack once the Syria adventure is a done deal? This provides an interesting dilemma in Islamic law for the FSA/AQ folks: it's against Islamic law for a Muslim to ally himself with those who are the enemies if Islam- yet AQ and its assorted speakers have continually portrayed US involvement in the Middle East as a 'war on Islam'. I wonder how they are going to justify their actions to the rest of the Islamic world?
Looks like the auxiliaries are getting cold feet at the prospect of having to fight a real war that could go nuclear. Glad to know that they have enough sense to avoid that.