syria reports it did take the first step today. they joined a convention banning chemical weapons. that includes a promise. a promise to destroy the weapons. but basharal assad won t turnover information for the next 30 days. john kerry is rejecting the time line and refusing to rule out any possible military strike. he is in geneva, switzerland meeting with the foreign minister to work out the details of the chemical weapons deal. today secretary kerry said, this is not a game. it has to be real. it has to be comprehensive. it has to be varifiable. it has to be credible. it has to be timely and implemented in a timely fashion. finally there ought to be consequences if it doesn t take place. now the russian president vladimir putin is lashing out in president obama in a column in new york times.
consequences for americans. here is more from washington. as the obama administration weighs its response to syria s alleged use of chemical weapons, the state department acknowledged the risks. there are a variety of factors that go into that. determination, possible and intended consequences and possible affects in the region. all of that is part of the big picture we look at. one of the compelling examples the clinton s administration to the simultaneous truck bombings in kenya and tanzania that left 223 dead and more than tour,000 injured. 4,000 injured. this pharmaceutical factory believed at the time to produce chemical camps and training camp were bombed. the clinton missal strike strengthened the bond between al-qaeda and the taliban. paving the way for the cole bombing in 2000 and a decision
pentagon andly land 1k3 leland is in our newsroom. we begin with chief white house cory spawn denned ed henry. a big change from where things were headed hours earlier. a stunning reversal and top aids say they are making the call on his own. a risky move because it could fail in congress and could give assad more time to gas more people. that s why the change of heart did not sit well with everyone on the president s team. president obama made two dramatic decisions on friday. first earlier in the day when aides say they should move forward with military action to respond to the chemical weapons attack in syria. later the president decided to throw his staff a curve ball and over road his dash o vie rode his team. that s why i made a second decision. i will seek authorization for the use of force from the
back to our top story, president obama saying that the united states should take military action against the syrian regime adding any attack would be limited and not involve boots on the ground. so what military options do we have? chuck snashnash is a retired na captain and analyst and joins us with more. thank you for joining us. a pleasure, heather. i want to first ask you about this delay. it days already since this chemical weapons attack occurred, which was august 21st, i believe. now we have another delay. we have the speaker of the house, boehner, saying he will call for a vote on the mesh are the week of september 9th. the president saying he will wait for congressional approval. so how does syria benefit from this delay and what do you think is happening right there right now? well, i think what they re going to do is immediately pick
strike. this amid pushback from some in the international community including russian president vladimir putin, now challenging the u.s. to back up its claims that the syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people. listen. translator: as for the position of our american dleegs and friends who insist the syrian government forces used weapons of mass destruction, chemical weapons in this case and say they have evidence, let them present it to the u.n. inspector an the security council. they may have such evidence, but in secret, it s beyond criticism and disrespect follow to the partners in the international activities. the evidence should be presented. if not, then there is no evidence. a fox news national security analyst is with us and former secretary of defense during the reagan administration. thank you for joining us. thanks, heather. so russia s response, not really a surprise to us, but president obama, he has indicated that he will not wait for either a