Everyone acknowledges their use. No one doubts that innocent men, women and children have been the victims of chemical weapons attacks. In syria. The president believes and i believe that those who use chemical weapons against defenseless men, women and children should, and must, be held accountability. The of accountable. The Vice President making it very clear the administrations intentions. Pathy culhane describes why the president has been hesitant to get involved. The president will respond to this the use of chemical weapons in syria. But the goal is not to get rid of syrian president Bashar Alassad but to send him a message. Regime change. They say no decision has been made but they say most likely it will involve cruise missiles not chemical weapons stock piles. A limited strike is unlikely to change the direction or the mowments in syria. In terms of shifting momentum on the ground its not likely. I think that targeted strikes are really more powerful in terms of the signaling