US President Barack Obama has won the backing of key political figures from across the aisle in the US for his plans for a military strike on Syria.
The chemical attack on the Ghouta region of Syria has forced the world to discuss intervention in Syria, but is intervention more about maintaining the international image of the US and France?
What benefits could military intervention bring to the Syrian conflict? Is the motivation for a punitive attack to make sure the US doesn’t lose credibility over Obama’s infamous red-line remark?
Over the weekend, the U.S. moved one of its Mediterranean warships closer to the Syrian coastline as administration sources said President Barack Obama was seriously considering a strike on regime targets.
The UK is to propose a UN Security Council resolution today which would authorise “necessary measures to protect civilians” in Syria.