ratified that treaty. congress set a red line when it indicated that in a piece of legislation titled the syria accountability act that some of the horrendous things that are happening on the ground there need be answered for. when i said in a press conference about what s happening in syria would be altered by the use of chemical weapons which the overwhelming consensus of humanity says is wrong, that wasn t something i just made up. i didn t pluck it out of thin air. there s a reason for it. when those videos broke and you saw images of over 400 children
wasn t saying i just made up. i didn t pluck it out of thin air. there s a reason for it. when those videos first broke and you saw images of over 400 children subjected to gas everybody expressed outrage. how can this happen in this modern world? well, it happened because a government chose to deploy these deadly weapons on civilian populations. the question is, how krcredibles the international community when it says this is an international norm that had to be observed? the question is how credible is congress when it passes a treaty saying we have forbid the use of
overwhelming consensus of humanity says is wrong, that wasn t saying i just kind of made up. i didn t pluck it out of thin air. there s a reason for it. reporter: so he is trying to say accurately that there are these international norms about the use of chemical weapons, and how that, if it doesn t violate international laws at least, you know, violates treaties and violates as he keeps saying the international norm but what he is really trying to do, politically spread the responsibility around. it is not just on my back. it is on congress s back and international community s back. everyone knows what he said one year ago. bill: we ll find out whether or not the strategy works in the end. they re back on the hill again trying to convince lawmakers. john mccain came out and said the draft from the senate doesn t go far enough for his taste when it comes to harming assad and his regime. reporter: right. bill: did the white house expect
overwhelming con sense sus of humanity says it wrong, that is not something i just made up. i didn t pluck it out of thin air. there is a reason for it. that is point number one. point number two. my credibility is not on the line. the international community s credibility is on the line. and america and congress s credibility is on the line because we give lip service that these international norms are important. and when those videos first broke and you saw images of over 400 children subjected to gas everybody expressed outrage. how can this happen in this
congress set a red line when it indicated in in a piece of legislation entitled the syria accountability act. some of the horrendous thing happening on the ground there need to be answered for. what i said in a press conference that my calculus about what s happening in syria would be altered by the use of chemical weapons which the overwhelming consensus of humanity says is wrong, that wasn t something i kind of made up. i didn t pluck it out of thin air. there is a reason for it. that s point number one. point number two, my credibility is not on the line.