US Decision To Arm Syria Rebels 'Will Be Greeted With Horror In Russia' -- The Telegraph
President Barack Obama's open-ended commitment to provide weapons to Syrian rebels will place the US and Russia on opposite sides of a Middle Eastern regional war, says Damien McElroy, the Telegraph's Foreign Affairs Correspondent.
President Barack Obama has authorised sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time.
The announcement comes after the White House disclosed that the US has conclusive evidence President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons against opposition forces trying to overthrow him.
Mr Obama has repeatedly said the use of chemical weapons would cross a "red line," suggesting it would trigger greater US intervention in the two-year crisis that has killed 93,000 people.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Reactions To The U.S. Commitment To Arm Syria's Rebels
Is Obama Prolonging The War In Syria? -- Massimo Calabresi, Time
In Syria, U.S. may find war centuries in the making -- Mona Alami, Special for USA TODAY
Obama’s Syria Aid: Too Late? -- Josh Rogin, Daily Beast
Will US arms fix Syrian 'problem from hell'? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
Syria chemical weapons accusations ‘a means of justifying further military action’ -- RT
U.S. Says Syria Crossed 'Red Line'; Now What? -- Eyder Peralta, NPR
Global Insight: The US and Syria – it’s about time -- Roula Khalaf, Financial Times
Syria: Obama's red line has been crossed – it's time to act -- Ian Black, The Guardian
The West must act on Syria -- The Australian
Syria crosses 'red line' on chemical weapons. How will Obama respond? -- Brad Knickerbocker, Christian Science Monitor
Experts: Syria rebels need weapons before diplomacy -- Oren Dorell, USA TODAY
Is it too late to get involved in Syria? -- FOX News (Video)
Obama's half-hearted push into Syria -- Mark Mardell, BBC
Obama's support for the Syrian rebels is far too little, far too late -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Syria aid: Unconscionably late and an object lesson -- Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post
Obama’s Betrayal On Syria -- The Dish
Why we should support the rebels in Syria -- Moshe Ma'oz, Haaretz
Analysis: New urgency for Obama’s Syria choices -- Michael Wilner, Jerusalem Post
First Thoughts: What's the endgame for Syria? -- Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro, NBC News
America’s ‘red lines’ aren’t what they used to be -- Matt Gurney, National Post
Obama proceeds cautiously in Syria, for good reason -- Paul Mirengoff, Powerline
Red Lined: White House Says It Knows For Sure That Assad Used Chemical Weapons -- John Hudson, The Cable/Foreign Policy
'Long overdue': Reactions to White House announcement on Syria -- Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News
White House plan to arm rebels raises warnings in Congress -- FOX News
John McCain: Delay on Syria ‘disgraceful’ -- Politico
On Syria, Bill Clinton says Obama decision 'trending in right direction' -- CNN