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   From: pukes@democrats.org   
      
   Maybe Obama should have considered the long term effects of his   
   throwing Winston's Churchill's bust in the trash and giving the   
   Queen a sack full of Walmart CD's.   
      
   Aug 29 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a   
   vital parliamentary vote on Thursday night meant to pave the way   
   for Britain to join a looming military strike on Syria, in a   
   move that appeared to all but rule out British involvement in   
   such action.   
      
   In a humiliating and unexpected development, Cameron and his   
   coalition government failed to pass a motion that would have   
   authorised military action against Syria in principle by 285 to   
   272 votes.   
      
   Cameron said afterwards he would not override the will of   
   parliament and approve military action, saying it was clear that   
   lawmakers did not want to see a military strike on the Syrian   
   government to punish it for an illegal chemical weapons attack   
   in the suburbs of Damascus last week.   
      
   When asked by Labour leader Ed Miliband whether he would promise   
   not to circumvent parliament and authorise military action, he   
   said:   
      
   "I can give that assurance. I strongly believe in the need for a   
   tough response to the use of chemical weapons, but I also   
   believe in respecting the will of this House of Commons.   
      
   "It is very clear tonight that while the House has not passed a   
   motion, it is clear to me that the British parliament,   
   reflecting the views of the British people, does not want to see   
   British military action - I get that and the government will act   
   accordingly."   
      
   http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/29/syria-crisis-britain-   
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