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Good evening. Im lester holt in for brian. The white house tonight says there is no question they did it. Calling out the Syrian Government over a chemical weapons attack last week that killed hundreds of syrian civilians. The language from washington today was exceedingly blunt. Secretary of state john kerry this afternoon laying out the case for a likely u. S. Military response. The killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. By any standard it is inexcusable and despite the excuses and equivocations that some have manufactured, it is undeniable. Tonight the white house is Gathering International backing for possible air strikes against syria while u. N. Chemical weapons inspectors have finally been allowed in to ground zero of last weeks attack. Nbcs Richard E ....
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Bill aleppo which has seen a a lot of fighting is up in the northwest corner. This is where the u. N. Believes chemical weapons are being stored. What are the implications of take out a chemical weapons facility and where does that material go . The air strips, of which there are primary bases that would be major targets if indeed an attack were launched. We are waiting to see what the president will do. What are the implications of an attack in the region. There is any one of 6, 10, 12 things we can think of as we sit here right now. This is a big, big decision. Martha the ships in the mediterranean are loaded with tomahawk missiles. They could be launched from those warships in the Eastern Mediterranean. They have speeds of 550 miles an hour. They can hit targets 1,000 miles away, and they very well may be employed if this does get underway. Bill how involved should the u. S. Be in syria. Log on, tell us what you think. 4 ....
Thanks for the details. Now to another big story that were following for you this morning. The latest on the crisis in syria and it appears that president obama may be ready to make a military move there. Thats because he has reportedly ordered a declassified report justifying a strike there. Kelly wright has the latest for us. Reporter its very serious indeed. The United States says the chemical attack sun denile. President obama therefore is indicating that he may order a military strike against syria to punish the regime for crossing the socalled red line, inflicting harm on its own people by using the worlds most heinous weapons. John kerry says the attack goes beyond the conflict in syria. He says serious actions to use chemical weapons should shock the conscience of the world. Let me be clear. The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscen ....