DAMASCUS: Syria on Sunday slammed France's government as "irresponsible" and accused it of trying to dupe its own people over its support of a military strike on Damascus over an alleged gas attack.
"There is a responsible government in Syria but there is no responsible government in Paris," said Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Muqdad, hours after US President Barack Obama decided to seek Congress approval before a potential strike.
"We believe the (French) president and his foreign minister are deceiving the French people to justify the failed policies against Syria, and they will not succeed," he told reporters in Damascus. (AFP)
