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Aug. 30th, 2013 02:30 amThe shock result means that Cameron becomes the first British prime minister in decades unable to deliver British troops to a joint military operation with the US. Whitehall sources had said Barack Obama was willing to show some patience for Britain but he would need to launch strikes against Syria before he leaves for the G20 summit in Russia next Tuesday. The New York Times reported on Thursday night that Obama is preparing to act alone at the weekend.
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Cameron moved to build the case for action by releasing a three-page assessment of the Joint Intelligence Committee which said it was "highly likely" the Assad regime launched the chemical weapons attack. But the document failed to ascribe a motive to the regime for the attack.
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Cameron moved to build the case for action by releasing a three-page assessment of the Joint Intelligence Committee which said it was "highly likely" the Assad regime launched the chemical weapons attack. But the document failed to ascribe a motive to the regime for the attack.