Oren: Strike on Syria Chemical Arms Very Complex

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"Israeli" ambassador to the US Michael Oren warned Sunday that "any military response to Syria's alleged chemical weapons use would be complex.

Oren also mentioned that "air strikes on chemical weapons bases pose a risk of collateral damage to civilians if agent is dispersed, and under international law the attacker would be at fault."

"That's why "Israel" is not making, urging any action by the United States in Syria, because we understand the complexity of it and we share the concerns of the United States and our neighbors," Oren said on Fox News Sunday.

Oren said the United States was in high level talks with "Israel" and other Middle Eastern allies about the situation.
"While we can't discuss details we are working out ways we can address this threat," Oren said, and warned: "removing the threat posed by Syria's chemical weapons stockpile by military force is very, very complex."
"Even under international law, if you strike a chemical weapons base and there is collateral damage to civilians it is as if you, the attacker, used chemical weapons," he said.

"And hence we are having this very close high level dialogue with the United States.
For his part, US Senator John McCain, hawk on Syria, called for creating an "international force to go in and secure these stocks of chemical weapons and perhaps biological weapons."
"They cannot fall into the hands of the extremists, otherwise we will end up seeing these weapons being used in other places in the Middle East," he said on NBC's "Meet the Press."


Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org