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 [4] The U.S. could strike #Syria [5] within hours- @PoliticaILine [6] -Israelis scramble for gas masks- @TimesofIsrael [7]

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 26, 2013 [8]

#BREAKING [9]: An official tells @CNN [4]: The U.S. could strike #Syria [5] "within hours" if President orders.

— OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) August 26, 2013 [10]

BREAKING NEWS: @RepPeteKing [11] 'I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT CAN TAKE ACTION WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OG CONGRESS.' #911BUFF [12]

— Operator (@911BUFF) August 26, 2013 [13]

MISSILE STRIKES ON SYRIA LIKELY RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL ATTACK. CNN. #911BUFF [12]

— Operator (@911BUFF) August 26, 2013 [14]

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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