US Hints of Military Action in Syria

The US has issued the strongest signal yet that it intends to take military action against Syria, with secretary of state John Kerry saying it was "undeniable" that chemical weapons had been used in the country.

"Make no mistake," Kerry said, as cited by The Guardian. "President Obama believes there must be accountability for those who would use the world's most heinous weapon against the world's most vulnerable people. Nothing today is more serious, and nothing is receiving more serious scrutiny".

Kerry spoke hours after the UN team trying to look into claims of a poison gas attack in a Syrian suburb was turned back by sniper fire.

White House spokesman Jay Carnay commented:

"The fact that chemical weapons were used on a widespread basis, against innocent civilians, with tragic results is undeniable." "And there is very little doubt in our minds that the Syrian regime is culpable."

Carnay added that while the president is still considering the appropriate response, he had already concluded that the attack constituted a "horrific violation of an international norm".

Upon asked whether the US would take military action, Carney said the last time the administration determined chemical weapons had been used, "on a smaller scale", it had decided to provide opposition fighters with assistance.

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