Missile Test: President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama: As the Obama administration worked to build support ahead of the Congress vote, the U.S. and Israel conducted a joint missile test Tuesday in the eastern Mediterranean in an apparent signal of military readiness. In the operation, a missile was fired from the sea toward the Israeli coast to test the tracking by the countrys missile defence system, according to 660 News. The U.S. and France accuse the Syrian government of using chemical weapons in an Aug. 21 attack on rebel-held suburbs of Damascus that killed hundreds of people. President Barack Obama and Hollande are pushing for a military response to punish Assad for his alleged use of poison gas against civilians though U.S. officials say any action will be limited in scope, not aimed at helping to remove Assad and BEIRUT The French parliament will debate Wednesday whether the nation should launch strikes against Syria, though Frances president says he will wait for a decision from the U.S. Congress on possible military action against Bashar Assads regime. The French parliament will debate the Syria issue Wednesday, but no vote is scheduled. Frances constitution doesnt require such a vote for military intervention unless its lasts longer than four months, though some French lawmakers have urged President Francois Hollande to call one anyway. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.