President Barack Obama has postponed threatened missile strikes
against Syria in a risky gamble that he can win more support for his
plan to punish Bashar al-Assad's regime.
To general surprise, the
US leader broke with decades of precedent to announce that he would seek
approval from Congress for action against Syria's alleged use of
chemical weapons.
This effectively pushed military action back until at least September 9, when US lawmakers return from their summer recess.
Obama
insisted that he reserves the right to strike regardless of Congress's
decision, and a White House official said the pause would also allow him
time to build international support.
The Arab League meets in Cairo on Sunday and is expected to condemn Assad.
The Arab League meets in Cairo on Sunday and is expected to condemn Assad.
- Obama travels to Russia next week for a G20 Summit that will now be overshadowed by the crisis.
- But the toughest battle, and perhaps the most dangerous for Obama's credibility, may yet be with his own former colleagues in Congress, where support for strikes is far from assured.
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