ah, this gal. boom! with the right soil, everyone grows with miracle-gro. today more escalating pressure for the u.s. to intervene in syria in the wake of yesterday s announcement by the white house. the u.s. believe the syrian government has used chemical weapons, an assessment based on physiological samples. i want it read from the white house letter so i can further quote this. people have been simplifying this in a way i believe is misleading. here is our quote. our intelligence community does assess with varying degree of confidence that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons
weapons, did the administration back off taking action? jim acosta is in washington tonight with the latest. setting the stage for what could be a military showdown, defense secretary chuck hagel said u.s. intelligence decided in the last 24 hours to warn the world that they suspect syria may have used chemical weapons in that country s civil war. the u.s. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence that is syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria. the assessment is based on physiological samples. a senior white house official told reporters if proven true ultimately assad is accountable. it s a message president obama clif delivered during his visit to israel just last month. once we establish the facts,
the assessment is based on physiological samples. a senior white house official told reporters if proven true ultimately assad is accountable. it s a message president obama clif delivered during his visit to israel just last month. once we establish the facts, i have made clear that the use of chemical weapons is a game changer. reporter: earlier this week, israeli intelligence officials found evidence that sarin gas has been used in two attacks in aleppo and near damascus. victims suffered from foaming from the mouth and other symptoms which indicate the use of chemical weapons. reporter: an account backed by syria s rebel leader. it was very clear that the regime used the chemical weapons. reporter: still, the obama administration is called on the united nations to investigate, saying there s a need for clear and credible evidence.
sticks he s been very amazingly graceful and very funny and petty edgy. he hasn t done lame jokes. he allowed himself to be bleeped a couple of times. i think as we remember like bin laden was captured the night after the white house correspondents dinner, so he s good at playing it close to the vest, and being sensitive to the news at hand. comedienne and co-creator of the daily show liz winston. sorry we had to be 200 miles apart but thanks for your time. jay carney is giving a white house press briefing, we expected comments about the syrian situation, let s listen. it has been assessed by our intelligence community with varying degrees of confidence, that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria. specifically the chemical agent, sarin. and this assessment is based in part on physiological samples. we are working to establish
in this war, our president, president obama has said that would be a red line. that would be a game changer in terms offing the going about the united states potentially getting involved somehow in that war over there we have thus far stayed out of. when you say it has been assessed with some degree of varying confidence that they ve crossed that red line, what the heck does that mean? does that mean some u.s. intelligence agencies think serin got used and some don t? how do we know? what are we basing this on. forgive me for splitting the hairs, if the split is between america going to war again and not going to war again, this hair needs splitting. the letter the white house sent to congress today does add this important detail. the assessment is based on part on physiological samples. that would imply they have physically tested something to come to this conclusion, not relying on diagnosing it from afar by sight or allegations,