Writing in The New Yorker, Dexter Filkins runs through the Obama administration’s reluctance to further intervene in Syria. There are many cons White House officials articulate, but here’s two that stood out to me.
Unintended Consequences
Today, I am really sickened to see that the long planned war on Syria by the criminals in the United States, Israel, and NATO may finally happen.... It does seem that according to this report from Reuters News Service at www.reuters.com, that the Israelis are carrying out bombing missions against targets in Damascus, Syria, causing explosions in the capital itself...And the Syrian government is correctly blaming the sick criminals in Israel for these horrendous unprovoked attacks....
RT | April 30, 2013
The Department of Homeland Security is under investigation for purchasing large stockpiles of ammunition, days before legislation was introduced that would restrict the amount a government agency can legally buy.
The Government Accountability Office is now conducting the investigation into the alleged DHS purchases, which is “just getting underway,” GAO spokesman Chuck Young told US News & World Report.
