Critics See Contradictions In Obama Administration's Syria Claims -- L.A. Times
WASHINGTON –- The planned military strikes on Syria would be “targeted, limited” and wouldn’t seek to topple the government of President Bashar Assad or even force it to peace talks.
They would also be punishing and “consequential” and would so scare Assad that he would never use chemical weapons again.
U.S. airstrikes would change the momentum on the battlefield of the Syrian civil war. But the war will grind on, unchanged, perhaps for years.
As administration officials lay out their case in favor of a punitive attack on Syria, they have been making all of these seemingly contradictory contentions, confusing supporters and providing rhetorical weapons to their opponents.
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My Comment: The White House does not want to alienate it's anti-war base .... hence the appearance to be contradicting itself. But from my perspective .... there is no contradiction. The White House wants regime change, and they are going to lay the groundwork through missile and air strikes to have that happen.