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John Kerry

karynnj

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9. Yes = the fact that he said it was a red line is meaningful

Reply to JI7 (Reply #8)

Fri Jun 14, 2013, 03:11 AM

Jun 2013

The fact is that there were accusations for months. I would suspect that the US send messages when it was first detected to Syria re emphasizing that it was NOT ok - and they have continued to do so - which is awkward.

It seems that somethings that are against international law were used in the city they just won back. I did find one quote that spoke of that. (That's why I came back)

The “choice of weapons that he has engaged in across the board challenge anybody’s values and standards of human behavior. And we’re going to have to make judgments for ourselves about how we can help the opposition to be able to deal with that,” Kerry said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/kerry-reiterates-commitment-to-help-syrian-rebels-amid-assads-military-resurgence/2013/06/12/de3c588e-d37d-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html

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Obama to step up military support of Syrian rebels [View all] JI7 Jun 2013 OP

ITA. HUGE mistake. MotherPetrie Jun 2013 #1

BIG MISTAKE! rdharma Jun 2013 #2

Assad is pure compared to the islamic terrorists within the rebels ranks. Dawson Leery Jun 2013 #3

That article is WRONG. McCain mispoke about arming the rebels and took his words back. Tx4obama Jun 2013 #4

i hope so, can you make this an OP JI7 Jun 2013 #5

Making it an OP probably wouldn't do any good now, because... Tx4obama Jun 2013 #6

Other than the AP saying Kerry was for that decision with no backup, karynnj Jun 2013 #7

could it also be that Obama already made the comment about doing something if Chemical weapons JI7 Jun 2013 #8

Yes = the fact that he said it was a red line is meaningful karynnj Jun 2013 #9

AP has been stating that Kerry was supporting aggressive action in Syria for at least one year, Mass Jun 2013 #10

Not familiar with the crisis politicasista Jun 2013 #11

well, first of all, Goldberg tends to say a lot of things that are not correct. Mass Jun 2013 #12

That makes sense politicasista Jun 2013 #13

Google John Kerry Jeffery Goldberg - and it is pretty clear that he is neither accurate or someone karynnj Jun 2013 #14

Will do politicasista Jun 2013 #15

Trying to figure out Goldberg karynnj Jun 2013 #16

You are on to something here politicasista Jun 2013 #17