Obama not interested in military solution to Syrian mass murder

Fox News:

Though the White House said all options remain on the table for Syria, President Obama has not requested to see any military options for invading Syria prepared by Pentagon, two senior military officials told Fox News. 

The president's lack of interest in U.S. war plans suggests it's more likely that forces will not get involved military, the officials said. 

Turmoil in Syria is worsening daily, with more than 6,000 estimated dead in a year-long assault by President Bashar Assad on his own people. Recent high-profile deaths of two western journalists have added attention to the violence playing out. 

One of the plans drawn up by the Pentagon in case of military action includes the destruction of Syria's air defenses and the subsequent establishment of a no-fly zone, the officials said.

On Tuesday, the State Department responded to calls from Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to arm the opposition, saying that option also remains on the table. Yet on Thursday, officials seemed to downplay that possibility. 

Speaking in London in between a series of meetings with European and Arab leaders to discuss the Syria crisis, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was vague.  

"We will be discussing a range of options, from tightening sanctions to increasing humanitarian relief, to helping the opposition," she said. 

It's unclear if the "help" Clinton mentioned will involve arms. She'll be meeting with representative from the opposition in Tunis on Friday.

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We should support an option that involves the Turks and other neighbors tightening  the screws and making it harder for Iran to support the despots in Damascus.  Why is the world court waiting to take action if the UN is already saying their are crimes against humanity.  Perhaps they need to include the Russians and Chinese as unindicted co-conspirators.