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Source: http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-us-syria-20130829,0,1923572.story
No UN Approval for Use of Force in Syria, British Lawmakers Balk at Intervention
(Los Angeles Times) Paul Richter and Henry Chu - The U.S. failed Wednesday to get UN approval for the use of force to punish Syria's government for using chemical weapons. Russia made it clear Wednesday that it would not support any Security Council move to censure Syria or sanction military action. In addition, British Prime Minister David Cameron, who has repeatedly called for strong action on Syria, was unable to muster enough support from lawmakers to push ahead with a vote in Parliament to approve military intervention. The UN special envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said in Geneva that an armed response without UN approval would be illegal under international law.