
“The top US military officer warned senators on Monday that taking military action to stop the bloodshed in Syria was likely to escalate quickly and result in ‘unintended consequences’, representing the most explicit uniformed opposition to deeper involvement in another war in the Middle East. Dempsey’s letter came after McCain announced he would block the general’s reappointment to chair the joint chiefs of staff, the most senior position in the US military, until Dempsey provided the Senate with his assessment of the merits of US military action in Syria.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/22/us-military-intervention-syria
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