Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday struck a more conciliatory tone ahead of this week's G20 summit, saying Moscow would take "decisive" action if the West proved who used chemical weapons in Syria.Putin's comments came as US lawmakers began rallying behind President Barack Obama's plan to launch military strikes against Syria over a suspected poison gas attack outside Damascus that killed hundreds.
And as Obama seeks to cobble together an international coalition to back his plans for military intervention, France was Wednesday to hold an emergency parliamentary debate on the Syrian crisis.Putin, in an interview apparently aimed at presenting a more pragmatic face to the world ahead of the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg, said he did not exclude Russia agreeing to US-led military strikes if it was proven Syria's regime had carried out the August 21 attack.
will this influence congress to not obstruct and do their jobs, aren't you tired of begging congress to do what they are paid to do looks like it maybe that everyone else is starting to warm to the Pres.'s approach except the T-Party who seems to ill look for a point to resist.
But, he told state-run Channel One television, the West still needed to put forward watertight proof of the circumstances of the attack, which some Russian officials have blamed on rebels.If there was clear proof of what weapons were used and who used them, Russia "will be ready to act in the most decisive and serious way," Putin said.Asked whether Russia would agree with US-led military strikes if it was proven that the Syrian regime had carried out the attack, Putin replied: "I do not exclude that."
not definitive but neither is it a no. i really feel we need to somehow lessen our footprint and the expectation that if it happens in the world, who you gonna call. we are limited in our response as it takes away our total power, how do we know whether this is some kind of plan to keep us engaged and our resources drained then test what is left, we have warehouse's full of rusty weapons we needed but never used, if this keeps up who will be left to use them? recognize
