President Obama: The U.S. Will Not Act Alone On Syria

US President Barack Obama is shielded from the rain by a Marine during a press conference in Washington Thursday. © REUTERS/ Jason Reed

Obama Says U.S. Won't Act Alone On Syria -- L.A. Times

He rules out unilateral military action even if chemical weapons use is proved.

WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday ruled out unilateral U.S. military action in Syria even if proof emerges that Syrian forces have used lethal chemical weapons.

"This is … an international problem," Obama said at a White House news conference with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "It's not going to be something that the United States does by itself. And I don't think anybody in the region would think that U.S. unilateral actions … would bring about a better outcome."

Obama's warnings since August that Syrian President Bashar Assad would cross a "red line" if his forces used poison gas in the nation's civil war were widely viewed as a trigger for potential U.S. military intervention.

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Update #1: Obama: U.S. preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria -- Reuters
Update #2: Obama tells Turkey: 'US will not attack Assad alone' -- The National
Update #3: Obama Keeps Diplomatic, Military Options Open in Syria -- RIA Novosti

My Comment: President Obama does not want to step into the Syrian quagmire .... and I certainly do not blame him.