Britain, normally the first to confer legitimacy to US interventions, delivered Obama an unexpected set-back with a parliamentary vote against intervention

Gani, Jasmine K. ORCID: 0000-0002-8218-1807 (2013) Britain, normally the first to confer legitimacy to US interventions, delivered Obama an unexpected set-back with a parliamentary vote against intervention. British Politics and Policy at LSE (14 Sep 2013). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

This week, a throwaway remark from the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, on placing Syria’s chemical weapons under international control, has become a real policy proposal led by Russia. Jasmine Gani writes that this ‘blunder’ made good is symbolic of the Obama administration’s lack of strategic direction on Syria. Only two weeks ago, Obama was pushing heavily for military intervention, but a vote against in the UK’s House of Commons, increasing opposition in Congress, and the shadow of the Iraq war, have all undermined Washington’s urgent push for action, and raised questions about US motives for any attack.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Divisions:	International Relations
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	21 Oct 2025 08:09
Last Modified:	23 Oct 2025 11:57
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129883

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