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Press Releases

• The Syrian Alternative Kremlin - President of Russia 12 Sep 2013 -- The article by Vladimir Putin published in The New York Times.
• Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on Syria The White House 10 Sep 2013
• Remarks As Prepared for Delivery by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice The White House 09 Sep 2013
• Weekly Address: Calling for Limited Military Action in Syria The White House 07 Sep 2013
• Comment by the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the investigations into the use of chemical weapons in Syria Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs 04 Sep 2013
• Pelosi Remarks After White House Meeting on Syria Office of Representative Nancy Pelosi 03 Sep 2013 -- Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi held a press stakeout in front of the White House following a meeting with President Obama and Congressional leadership on Syria. Below is a transcript of Leader Pelosi's remarks and the question and answer session
• Remarks by President Obama in a Press Conference at the G20 The White House 06 Sep 2013
• Secretary of State John Kerry on the Case for Action in Syria US Dept. of State 06 Sep 2013
• Joint Statement on Syria The White House 06 Sep 2013
• More Than 3-to-1 Against an Attack on Syria 05 Sep 2013 Enormous momentum has built against U.S. military intervention in Syria. Four national news organizations that are currently tracking vote counts have reported that members of the U.S. House of Representatives are overwhelmingly against authorizing a war in Syria.
• Department of Defense Press Briefing with George Little from the Pentagon DoD 05 Sep 2013
• Remarks by the President Before Meeting with Members of Congress on the Situation in Syria The White House 03 Sep 2013
• Syria Statement International Crisis Group 01 Sep 2013
• STATEMENT BY SENATORS JOHN McCAIN AND LINDSEY GRAHAM ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S REMARKS ON SYRIA 31 Aug 2013 "... we cannot in good conscience support isolated military strikes in Syria that are not part of an overall strategy that can change the momentum on the battlefield... "
• Letter from the President - Regarding Authorization for Use of United States Armed Forces in Connection with the Conflict in Syria The White House 31 Aug 2013
• Statement by the President on Syria The White House 31 Aug 2013
• Syria – Excerpts from the interview given by François Hollande, President of the Republic, to the daily newspaper Le Monde French Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Aug 2013
• Government Assessment of the Syrian Government’s Use of Chemical Weapons on August 21, 2013 The White House 30 Aug 2013
• Secretary Kerry Remarks on Syria US Dept. of State 30 Aug 2013
• Secretary Kerry Remarks on Syria US Dept. of State 26 Aug 2013
• SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON THE SITUATION IN SYRIA 22 Aug 2013 "“Last week marked the two-year anniversary of President Obama's call for Assad to leave power. It has been a year since the President said that the use of chemical weapons in Syria would constitute the crossing of a red line. But, because these threats have not been backed up by any real consequences, they have rung hollow. As a result, the killing goes on ... American credibility in the Middle East has never been lower. Red lines on Syria have been threatened with no action taken."
• STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON SYRIA, GENERAL DEMPSEY AND NEW ISW STUDY ON LIMITED STRIKES AGAINST ASSAD AIR FORCE 31 July 2013 - Now, in my many years, I have seen a lot of military commanders overstate what is needed to conduct military action for one reason or another. But rarely have I seen an effort as disingenuous and exaggerated as what General Dempsey proposed."
• FLOOR REMARKS BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON SYRIA 09 May 2013 - "Nearly two decades ago, I worked with both Democratic and Republican colleagues in Congress to support President Clinton as he led America to do the right thing in stopping mass atrocities in Bosnia. The question for another President today, and for all Americans, is whether we will again answer the desperate pleas for rescue that are made uniquely to us, as the United States of America."

Reports

• A/HRC/24/46: Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic UN Human Rights Council 16 Aug 2013 -- "The present report covers investigations conducted from 15 May to 15 July 2013. Its findings are based on 258 interviews and other collected evidence."
• RL33487: Armed Conflict in Syria: U.S. and International Response, CRS, Sep. 6, 2013
• R43119: Syria: Overview of the Humanitarian Response, CRS, Sep. 4, 2013
• R43201: Possible U.S. Intervention in Syria: Issues for Congress, CRS, Sep. 3, 2013
• US Senate Syria Joint Resolution for Markup Released 03 September 2013
• Syria/Syrian chemical programme – National executive summary of declassified intelligence French Defence Ministry Released 03 September 2013
• R42738: Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2013, CRS, Aug. 30, 2013
• Chemical weapon use by Syrian regime: UK government legal position UK Government Released 29 August 2013
• Reported chemical weapons use - Joint Intelligence Committee letter UK Joint Intelligence Committee Released 29 August 2013
• Military Options on Syria 18 July 2013 -- "Establish a No-Fly Zone. This option uses lethal force to prevent the regime from using its military aircraft to bomb and resupply.... Estimated costs are $500 million initially, averaging as much as a billion dollars per month over the course of a year.... Should the regime's institutions collapse in the absence of a viable opposition, we could inadvertently empower extremists or unleash the very chemical weapons we seek to control."
• RL31133: Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Historical Background and Legal Implications, CRS, Jan. 11, 2013
• Sanctions on Syria: Executive Order Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria Released by the White House, Office of the Press Secretary via US Dept. of State 11 May 2004 -- "I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, hereby determine that the actions of the Government of Syria in supporting terrorism, continuing its occupation of Lebanon, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, and undermining United States and international efforts with respect to the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States and hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat."
• Serial No. 108-63: SYRIA ACCOUNTABILITY AND LEBANESE SOVEREIGNTY RESTORATION ACT OF 2003 OCTOBER 8, 2003 -- MARKUP BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, ON H.R. 1828 [PDF 498 Kb]