Susan Rice, U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser, delivers a speech at the New America Foundation, a Washington thinktank, in Washington D.C. on Sept. 9, 2013. Rice on Monday pushed for a military strike against Syria, saying it won't be another war such as Iraq or Afghanistan, while outlining the U.S. plan for a post-strike political settlement to resolve the underlying conflict in that country. (Xinhua/Wang Yiou)
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Obama's national security adviser pushes for strike on Syria
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Susan Rice, U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser, on Monday pushed for a military strike against Syria, saying it won't be another war such as Iraq or Afghanistan, while outlining the U.S. plan for a post- strike political settlement to resolve the underlying conflict in that country.
Delivering a speech at the New America Foundation, a Washington thinktank, Rice reiterated the accusation that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime used chemical weapons, saying the " escalating use of chemical weapons threatens the national security of the United States," and that of its allies. Full story
Susan Rice, U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser, delivers a speech at the New America Foundation, a Washington thinktank, in Washington D.C. on Sept. 9, 2013. Rice on Monday pushed for a military strike against Syria, saying it won't be another war such as Iraq or Afghanistan, while outlining the U.S. plan for a post-strike political settlement to resolve the underlying conflict in that country. (Xinhua/Wang Yiou)
Susan Rice, U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser, prepares to deliver a speech at the New America Foundation, a Washington thinktank, in Washington D.C. on Sept. 9, 2013. Rice on Monday pushed for a military strike against Syria, saying it won't be another war such as Iraq or Afghanistan, while outlining the U.S. plan for a post-strike political settlement to resolve the underlying conflict in that country. (Xinhua/Wang Yiou)
Susan Rice, U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser, delivers a speech at the New America Foundation, a Washington thinktank, in Washington D.C. on Sept. 9, 2013. Rice on Monday pushed for a military strike against Syria, saying it won't be another war such as Iraq or Afghanistan, while outlining the U.S. plan for a post-strike political settlement to resolve the underlying conflict in that country. (Xinhua/Wang Yiou)
Susan Rice, U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser, leaves after delivering a speech at the New America Foundation, a Washington thinktank, in Washington D.C. on Sept. 9, 2013. Rice on Monday pushed for a military strike against Syria, saying it won't be another war such as Iraq or Afghanistan, while outlining the U.S. plan for a post-strike political settlement to resolve the underlying conflict in that country. (Xinhua/Wang Yiou)
