British Prime Minister David Cameron has backed the US President Barack Obamaâ„¢s decision to put military action in Syria to Congressional vote two days after British MPs blocked Cameronâ„¢s bid to go to war in Syria.
Britainâ„¢s House of Commons voted 285 to 272 on Thursday to block Prime Minister David Cameronâ„¢s push to join the US and France in a possible military strike against Syria, over allegations of a chemical weapons attack on August 21.
On Saturday, Obama made two conflicting statements saying he had given the say-so for a military strike on Syria and then making a u-turn saying he wanted to seek congressional approval that is likely to delay a military action for at least 10 days.
Å“I understand and support Barack Obama’s position on Syria,” Cameron said on his official Twitter feed.
The post showed a heartened Cameron after his embarrassing defeat in Britainâ„¢s House of Commons, contributed by 30 negative votes by MPs from his own Conservative party.
The parliamentary vote raised fears in the pro-war Conservative ranks that Britain could consequently lose its position as the United Statesâ„¢ chief ally in Europe and Cameronâ„¢s Defense Secretary Philip Hammond expressed concerns that Washington would be disappointed that Britain Å“will not be involved”.
Obamaâ„¢s move followed vast international opposition to a military action including by protesters who rallied outside the White House in Washington and No 10 Downing Street in London.
Obama had also found himself almost alone with only French President Francois Hollande supporting his military action plans after Cameron was forced to back away from a likely anti-Syria attack.
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Republished from: Press TV