美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-09-04（在线收听） |
In our last show of August, we are talking economics, science and a couple of legal cases. We are starting with the possibility of countries taking action against Syria. Rather than acting on their own, nations are more likely to try to form a coalition and work together. Several governments are building a case for a possible strike on Syria. And in United Kingdom, British prime minister David Cameron says it is highly likely that Syrian government uses chemical weapons. Some members of parliament are unsure about approving military action. The question before the house today is how to respond to one of the most horrid uses of chemical weapons in the century, slaughtering innocent men, women and children in Syria. It is not about taking sides in the Syrian conflict. It is not about invading. It is not about regime change or even working more closely with the opposition. It is about the large-scale use of chemical weapons and our response to a war crime and nothing else.
The weapons inspectors are amid their work and will be reporting in the coming days. That's why today could not have been the day when the house was asked to decide on military action. For this, it is surely a basic point: evidence should precede decision, not decision precede evidence.
President Obama was planning to bring some members of US congress yesterday on his plan regarding Syria. Other lawmakers have signed a letter, urging the president to lay out his case to the entire congress and the American people about whether the US should get involved.
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