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Britain Will Stand With U.S. as Kerry Raises Legacy of the Holocaust and Rwanda

(Sept. 9, 2013)

The US will have the "full diplomatic support" of Britain, Mr. Hague said and he "fully respects" the decision of Parliament to vote against intervention.

David Cameron had worked hard to persuade Barack Obama to take action in Syria, only to be left on the sidelines after Parliament blocked any British involvement.

But Mr. Kerry, who is in London as part of a tour of Europe to drum up support for military intervention, likened opponents of action to people who were "silent" during the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide.

In what may be interpreted as a criticism of British MPs, Mr Kerry said: "I think it would be good to hear people saying to a dictator "Keep your hands off chemical weapons that kill your own people. Protect your own people."

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