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The Tea People are flipping out on Twitter. UPDATE: Rep. Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor are also supporting the president. Pelosi echoed Boehner’s support, saying that she associates herself with Boehner’s remarks. Her support will also be important in potentially swaying Democrats not normally supportive of military action. “President Obama did not draw the red line. Humanity …

The #IDidntJoin hashtag is being promoted by InfoWars nut Alex Jones. The wingnut-o-sphere is quite divided over these photos.

Russia’s state-owned RT News reported this morning that Russian radar detected the launch of two ballistic missiles over the Mediterranean. Israel is claiming that the action was part of a joint test exercise with the United States. USA Today reports: Tensions over Syria ratcheted up a notch on Tuesday after Russia’s Defense Ministry said it detected traces of ballistic “objects” …

Sen. John McCain and Sen. Lindsey Graham yesterday backed President Obama’s call for a US strike on Syria. After a meeting with President Barack Obama in the West Wing along with Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator John McCain said Monday that the failure of Obama’s request for authorization to strike Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime in response to the use of …

UPDATE: This is how Matt Drudge is spinning it. UPDATE II: Boehner is quick to react. UPDATE III: Cameron supports today’s announcement.

At this writing the president is ten minutes overdue and reporters on the scene say they can see him on the phone in the Oval Office. Twitter watchers say that nearby anti-war protesters can occasionally be heard on the White House audio feed. UPDATE: I’ve replaced the live stream with a recording.

USA Today recaps the statement made minutes ago: President Obama said Friday he is considering a “limited, narrow act” as a military response to Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons against its own citizens. Calling it “a challenge to the world,” Obama said the use of chemical weapons threatens U.S. national security and merits a response. Obama emphasized that he …

Secretary of State John Kerry just concluded a televised statement which seemed to make it very clear that a US strike on Syria is imminent.

Congress is actually in its summer recess for another two weeks, but aside from that inconvenient fact, this time he actually has a point.

Details.

The Washington Post reports: As Israel’s government issued a warning Monday over Iran’s nuclear program, some citizens of both countries were talking to one another in much sweeter tones online: The love fest started after an Israeli couple made a Facebook page and blog Saturday, issuing an online call for peace. “Iranians, we will never bomb you country. We heart …

This is what one poll says, at least.

How’s that fallout bunker coming? Via Reuters: Russia would regard any military intervention linked to Iran’s nuclear programme as a threat to its own security, Moscow’s departing ambassador to NATO warned on Friday. “Iran is our neighbour,” Dmitry Rogozin told reporters in Brussels. “And if Iran is involved in any military action, it’s a direct threat to our security.” Rogozin …

So claims Russia Today. UPDATE: Forbes has more. Of course, any intervention into Syria will prompt an Iranian response. War with Syria and Iran would make the Iraq War look like a leisurely stroll along the Tigris. Are we going to war with Syria? It’s much too early to say, but the ominous warnings to leave the country, the sudden …