UK's Cameron convenes parliament, defends case for military action against Syria

  
The British Prime Minister David Cameron convened Parliament on Thursday for an emergency meeting to vote on possible international action against Syria.            

Prime Minister Cameron said it was "unthinkable" that Britain would launch military action against Syria to punish and deter it from chemical weapons use if there was strong opposition at the United Nations Security Council.                                               

"It would be unthinkable to proceed if there was overwhelming opposition in the UN Security Council," Cameron told parliament, when asked if Britain would press ahead with action if there was strong opposition at the United Nations.                            

Ahead of the session, the British government released documents meant to bolster the case that chemical weapons were used by Syria including an intelligence assessment that said regime involvement was "highly likely."                   

The government also said legal conditions have been met for taking action against Syria.                
Earlier, Cameron had promised lawmakers he would not go to war until the UN weapons team has had a chance to report its findings. 


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