Cameron: Any Syria action must be specific, avoid wider war
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STORY: British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday (August 27) that any military action against Syria must be specific and not entail being dragged into a wider Middle East conflict.
"This is not about getting involved in a Middle Eastern war or changing our stance in Syria or going further into that conflict," Cameron told reporters in his first public comments on the matter. "It's about chemical weapons. Their use is wrong and the world shouldn't stand idly by."
Cameron recalled parliament to debate Britain's response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, after his spokesman said plans were being drawn up for possible military action.
Cameron's decision sets the stage for a tough parliamentary debate that will culminate in a vote, the outcome of which remains uncertain.
The result is likely to depend on the wording of the motion, and government sources said Cameron would need to work hard to convince
STORY: British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday (August 27) that any military action against Syria must be specific and not entail being dragged into a wider Middle East conflict.
"This is not about getting involved in a Middle Eastern war or changing our stance in Syria or going further into that conflict," Cameron told reporters in his first public comments on the matter. "It's about chemical weapons. Their use is wrong and the world shouldn't stand idly by."
Cameron recalled parliament to debate Britain's response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, after his spokesman said plans were being drawn up for possible military action.
Cameron's decision sets the stage for a tough parliamentary debate that will culminate in a vote, the outcome of which remains uncertain.
The result is likely to depend on the wording of the motion, and government sources said Cameron would need to work hard to convince
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