Rapid Fire Sept. 3, 2013: Parliaments in Charge of Syrian Decisions
- After President Obama decided to seek Congressional authorization for strikes against Syria, his administration submitted a resolution whose language appears up for negotiation. Two Senate hearings (one of them classified) are scheduled tomorrow to bolster support for military action. A vote should take place next week when Congress reconvenes from recess. WaPo | Politico | NYT.
“As South Korea weighs whether to join the nuclear armed club, the antagonistic experience of new nuclear states in South Asia – not the more optimistic U.S.-Soviet model – should feature most prominently in those debates.”
- ISAF commander USMC General Joseph Dunford, about the casualties faced by Afghan troops, at rates of upwards of 100 dead a week: “I’m not assuming that those casualties are sustainable.”
- Phalanx weapons, originally developed for US Navy ships, are also used to protect FOBs in Afghanistan. Video below:
