Syria: White House Warns of 'Actions' If Russia Won't Negotiate

 

by Ken Dilanian and Courtney Kube 

President Obama faces an increasingly stark choice in Syria — he can order American military action or watch thousands of women and children die as the rebel stronghold of Aleppo falls.

So far, he has shown no willingness to launch a U.S. military response, but White House officials told NBC News Monday they are now considering escalating the U.S. involvement in Syria's civil war, including unspecified "actions…that would further underscore the consequences of not coming back to the negotiating table."

Until now, Obama could point to the possibility of a diplomatic solution, as Secretary of State John Kerry won Russia's agreement on a ceasefire.

But the ceasefire never happened, and the diplomatic effort has now collapsed, with the U.S. suspending talks with Russia.

And as the civilian death toll rises, Obama may come under increasing pressure to act, though there is no sign yet that a strike is imminent. 

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Source: NBC News