Despite extended and wagging fore fingers, and some don't-you-dare's from the mouths of
China and
Russia,
US Defence Secretary,
Chuck Hagel, told the
BBC that
American forces are prime and ready to attack
Syria, if President
Obama does, in fact, order a strike.
This is all in response to the
Syrian government's alleged use of chemical weapons on their own people.
The
Syrian government adamantly denies the accusations, but
US Secretary of State,
John Kerry, suggests that there's undeniable proof. He further said:
Government sources are saying that
US President,
Barack Obama, and the British
Prime Minister, David Cameron
, have been talking, and will continue to talk, and if an agreement is made to attack, it could happen as early as this week.
On the other side of things, we have China
's official news agency saying:
While Russian
Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Rogozin
, tweeted:
Now, if all the world is a stage, this is a very tense act. Russia
and China
backed the Syrian
regime, saying there's no glaring evidence of the use of chemical weapons. US
and Britain
are stuck between this weird place of action
and big talk
. The UN
is trying to formulate a way to respond without things getting too messy. Too late. And, the Syrian
people are caught right in the middle.
Some clamour for international intervention, while others are crying for the West
to stay the freak out.
And, don't for one nanosecond think that the Syrian
government is going to just push over. A senior Syrian
official had a different kind of warning for America
. That being from Halef al-Muftah
, saying that Israel
will be under fire, if the United States
attack Syria
.
Also, the Syrian
Foreign Minister said:
I just hope that those "materials" are not of the chemical nature, because that's exactly what this whole thing's about.
So, the world is still waiting on official confirmation from the inspectors at Damascus
. But, their jobs have been hampered by the Syrian
government; as well as sniper attacks, and reports that shells are still falling on the area where the attack took place. And, that's why inspectors are delaying inspections that were supposed to happen a few days ago.
John Kerry
states that this is the Syrian
government trying to systematically destroy evidence before UN
inspectors enter into the area. It's all a mess!
The Pentagon
has positioned four
warships in the region, with missiles, ready to strike.
Britain moved airfighters within striking distance, and the world is on the edge of its seat, waiting to see who makes the next move.
Obviously, it's scary, because the common denominator here is human life.
