Pentagon pushback: Joint Chiefs said to oppose Obama’s Syria strike order

Pentagon pushback: Joint Chiefs said to oppose Obama’s Syria strike order

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has encountered vigorous resistance from the military to his plans to attack Syria. Administration sources said the Joint Chiefs of Staff as well as many in the U.S. military command have opposed Obama’s directive to prepare for imminent air strikes on the regime of President Bashar Assad. […]