Syriana: Official Tells CNN US Could Strike Within Hours; Russia Warns Against Attack

Things are now pretty much on autopilot:

WAR DRUMS: An official tells @CNN The U.S. could strike #Syria within hours- @PoliticaILine -Israelis scramble for gas masks- @TimesofIsrael

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 26, 2013

#BREAKING: An official tells @CNN: The U.S. could strike #Syria "within hours" if President orders.

— OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) August 26, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: @RepPeteKing 'I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT CAN TAKE ACTION WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OG CONGRESS.' #911BUFF

— Operator (@911BUFF) August 26, 2013

MISSILE STRIKES ON SYRIA LIKELY RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL ATTACK. CNN. #911BUFF

— Operator (@911BUFF) August 26, 2013

And once again, here is the Russian foreign minister Lavrov warning against an intervention without a UN vote first (which Russia would obviously veto):

Oh, and somehow North Korea is involved now too:

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