US and UK under pressure to delay military intervention in Syria
Source: Guardian
Britain and the US are under pressure to delay military intervention in Syria after Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general, said more time should be allowed for inspections in Damascus.
Ban said the inspectors, who are investigating the chemical weapons attack last week, would need a total of four days to carry out their site visits and then further time to analyse their findings.
He spoke as a 90-minute meeting of the National Security Council (NSC), devoted to discussing the options for targeted attacks against Syria, broke up in London before a debate and vote in the House of Commons on Thursday on government plans to respond with force to Syria's use of chemical weapons.
Sources in London and Washington have been suggesting that a limited attack could take place before the end of the week, but Cameron's desire to show that he is not ignoring the UN could put that timetable in jeopardy.
The Labour party said it would only support the government if the matter went to the UN security council and if the evidence from the weapons inspectors was considered.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/28/syria-crisis-labour-cameron-commons
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