Operation Damascus? • The Guardian reports: British fighter aircraft landed at the base in Cyprus

After months of dithering and signals from the direction of the U.S. government of unwillingness to wallow in the Syrian quagmire, it seems that Washington understood - there is no escaping American military intervention, the way to bring down the regime of Bashar Assad.

Today (Sunday) evening, stabilized Secretary of State John Kerry in front of the cameras, and declared openly: "There was a chemical massacre in Syria. President Barack Obama believes that we must prosecute anyone who uses chemical weapons in such a way. There is nothing more serious, there is nothing which gets more attention, "he stressed.

Kerry also explained that Americans have concluded, in light of the number of victims and symptoms they suffered. He said, "We know that the regime has used chemical weapons."

Later he also attacked the Syrian regime's approach to UN inspectors, explaining that innocent regime would not have bothered to cover this trail. "Our humanity is also harmed as a violation of this crime, and a cynical attempt to hide it. At every chance, the Syrian regime tried to harm cooperation with the world. I spoke with Syrian Foreign Minister and made it clear that if they have something to hide - their response should be immediate. Instead, for five days they refused to give access to UN inspectors. They hid and destroyed evidence. This is not the behavior of a government that wants to prove he did not use chemical weapons."

"Everyone one thinks that such an attack could be fake – we should test his conscience. Everything is real before our eyes," he repeated, as he talks about the image of the father holding his dead son, which refuses to leave his head.
However, Kerry refused to say how the U.S. plans to respond. "Reports today of the attack – in which were UN inspectors, along with the continuing bombardment of those neighborhoods where chemical attack occurred only further weaken the credibility of the Assad regime. Under guidance of President Obama, I spent many hours over the past few days on the phone with foreign ministers and other leaders. Government consults actively with members of Congress, and we will continue to have these conversations in the near future. President Obama also holds close ties with leaders of and important allies and he will make an informed decision on the question how to respond to this indiscriminate use of chemical weapons."

At the same time, the Guardian reported that British jets and military supplies began to flow to the British base in Cyprus, located 150 km from the Syrian coast.

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