From: AlterNet
by Alex Kane
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| Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com |
August 26, 2013
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The U.S. is giving all signs of preparing for a unilateral
military strike on Syria after an alleged chemical weapons attack last
week. Any move to attack Syria could entangle American involvement in a brutal civil war that has killed tens of thousands of innocent civilians.
The American people are strongly opposed to U.S. military involvement in Syria. A recent poll conducted by Reuters showed that 60 percent of Americans are opposed to intervention in Syria.
Last week, reports emerged
that the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad attacked the Damascus suburb
of Ghouta with nerve agents. Doctors Without Borders, which operates aid
centers near Ghouta, said that the victims they treated came in with
symptoms consistent with a chemical attack, including breathing
problems, foaming at the mouth and damaged vision. Western governments
over the weekend also said that there was little doubt that chemical
weapons were used. Still, no firm proof has emerged as to who exactly
was behind the attacks. Russia has suggested Syrian rebels could have
perpetrated the attack, though they also offered no proof. Hundreds of
people are estimated to have died in the alleged attack, and thousands
more injured.
After the attack was reported, the U.S. began deliberations
over a response to what may have been the crossing of the Obama
administration’s “red line” on Syria. The U.S. military appears to be
weighing a military response to the attack. The military maneuverings
near Syria are being made despite the Assad regime allowing United
Nations inspectors to investigate the attack, though that move came days
after the chemical weapons were allegedly used. A U.S. official said
the UN investigation would be "too late to be credible," and that
evidence has been corrupted by the Syrian army’s attacks on the area. The UN team came under snipre fire today as it made its way to Ghouta. MORE
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