End syrias ability to produce chemical weapons. It appears to have been accomplished ahead of schedule. Syria cannot produce new kep jornings but damascus chemical weapons, but damascus has to destroy its chemical weapon arsenal. On 24 august 1400 were killed in what survivors called a chemical massacre. Within days the u. S. And its allies would condemn it too. Its not only an attack on Human Dignity its an attack on security. President obama quickly threatened military action. President Bashar Alassad denied the attack, and sent a warning to the u. S. They expect everything. Pliticily pam plitic Apresident Barack Obama garnered support. The kep call massacre chemical massacre in damascus cannot be left without a response. When russia vetoed a resolution involving military action it seemed further off. The Security Council has to be unanimous. President obama decided to ask congress to approve the use of military force. It changed when in september the secretary of state john kerry ma
The scoop and our cnn justice reporter and what is team mueller saying . What is the holdup . Reporter the issue is whether part of the testimony should be behind closed doors or not. Were learning that the special counsels team has been in direct negotiations with capitol hill over the last several weeks. And what theyre really trying to do is protect the special counsel from the political maelstrom that he is will find himself in. Of course hes been quiet for the last two years. He hasnt said a word. And so if he does speak in front of the cameras they are mindful that it could be perceived as political, no matter any way you cut it and i think there is a concern there. Theyve expressed that concern to capitol hill. The question is what are democrats going to do about that because chairman nadler said he wants mueller to testify. He said that hes willing to subpoena him if necessary but he hasnt taken any meaningful steps on that and we havent seen any real urgency about bringing him
Military leader said the Iran Military missiles are capable of striking a Aircraft Carrier and one that is in the region right now. And manafort prison move. His expected transfer to a notorious new york jail is scrapped after an unusual intervention by the Justice Department leaving him housed in the same facility with the drug lord known as el chapo. Im wolf blitzer and youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Were following breaking news. The acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan withdrawing his nomination for the permanent post and resigning the pentagon effective friday. Amid reports detailing his contentious divorce which shanahan called a traumatic chapter in his familys life. President trump just said that he didnt ask shanahan to withdraw and that he only recently learned of the background issues. Right now the president is on the way to orlando, a rally there officially kicking off his Reelection Campaign as a new poll shows him trailing some top