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US And France Set To Strike Syria As UK Bows Out
http://www.businessinsider.com/syria-britain-david-cameron-vote-house-commons-chemical-weapons-2013-8
From L-R: Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Barack Obama, and France's President Francois Hollandeat the G8 summit at Camp David, Maryland May 19, 2012.
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a big blow late Thursday, as Britain's House of Commons rejected his motion for military action in Syria as a response to a deadly chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime last week.
The motion was struck down by a 285-272 vote.
"It is clear to me that the British parliament, reflecting the will of the British people, does not want military action," Cameron said after the vote.
He added that he would "act accordingly."
Secretary of Defence Philip Hammond told BBC that there will be no British military intervention in Syria.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/syria-britain-david-cameron-vote-house-commons-chemical-weapons-2013-8#ixzz2dS1Lv8Cv