SYRIA
 
Syria Crosses US Red Line
 
US Secretary of State John Kerry raised the stakes (and the possibility of armed US intervention) in Syria on 26 August when he claimed in a statement that it was “undeniable” that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons on its own people in two Damascus suburbs.
 
What is before us today is real and it is compelling,” Mr Kerry said. “What we saw in Syria last week should shock the conscience of the...