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| Obama may have to wait two weeks for Congress vote on Syria | Obama may have to wait two weeks for Congress vote on Syria |
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| Barack Obama may not be able to seek overall congressional support for an attack on Syria for as long as a fortnight, amid signs he has failed to build an international alliance at the G20 and still faces the prospect of heavy defeat in the House of Representatives. | Barack Obama may not be able to seek overall congressional support for an attack on Syria for as long as a fortnight, amid signs he has failed to build an international alliance at the G20 and still faces the prospect of heavy defeat in the House of Representatives. |
| Sources at the G20 expected a vote in the Senate next week but a delay for at least for another week in the House. But the Republican-controlled House – where Obama faces his toughest opposition – has yet to even agree on the text of a resolution. Current calculations suggest Obama will lose in the House substantially. | |
| Unless both Houses adopted the same resolution, which is unlikely, additional time would also be required to synchronise the two resolutions in order for a unified congressional position on the limits of force to emerge. | Unless both Houses adopted the same resolution, which is unlikely, additional time would also be required to synchronise the two resolutions in order for a unified congressional position on the limits of force to emerge. |
| The slow timetable would give the White House longer to win over opinion, as well as increase the possibility that the UN weapons inspectors will report definitively on whether chemical weapons were used on 21 August. | The slow timetable would give the White House longer to win over opinion, as well as increase the possibility that the UN weapons inspectors will report definitively on whether chemical weapons were used on 21 August. |
| The UN report will not ascribe responsibility for the attack, and David Cameron admitted scepticism that he would ever be able to persuade the Vladimir Putin that the attack was carried out by forces loyal to President Assad. | The UN report will not ascribe responsibility for the attack, and David Cameron admitted scepticism that he would ever be able to persuade the Vladimir Putin that the attack was carried out by forces loyal to President Assad. |
| The longer timeframe also risks anger dissipating over the attack. | The longer timeframe also risks anger dissipating over the attack. |
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