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In reply to the discussion: U.S. State Department Officials Call for Strikes Against Syria’s Assad [View all]bemildred
(90,061 posts)The U.S. administration sought on Friday to contain fallout from a leaked internal memo critical of its Syria policy, but showed no sign it was willing to consider military strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces called for in the letter signed by dozens of American diplomats.
Several U.S. officials said that while the White House is prepared to hear the diplomats dissenting viewpoint, it is not expected to spur any changes in President Barack Obamas approach to Syria in his final seven months in office.
One senior official said that the test for whether these proposals for more aggressive action are given high-level consideration will be whether they fall in line with our contention that there is no military solution to the conflict in Syria.
The document - sent through the State Departments dissent channel, a conduit for voicing contrary opinions meant to be confidential - underscored long-standing divisions and frustrations among Obamas aides over his response to Syrias five-year-old civil war.
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