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Obama: U.S. should take military action against Syria

Posted at 1:13 PM, Aug 31, 2013
and last updated 2013-08-31 14:28:52-04

(CNN) — A day after an Obama administration official accused the Syrian government of engaging in chemical warfare against its own people, U.N. inspectors left the war-ravaged nation Saturday carrying evidence from the sites of the alleged chemical weapons attacks.

Syriawarned the United States that it is prepared to confront any aggression.

As more details emerge out of Syria, here are the latest developments:

— President Barack Obama said that the United States “should take military action against Syrian targets” in a Rose Garden address Saturday. However, he said he would seek congressional authorization when federal lawmakers return from recess.

— The United States will insist that claims of chemical weapons use by Syria are investigated and confronted by the world community, Obama said.

— Obama appealed for Congressional leaders to consider their responsibilities and values in debating U.S. military action in Syria over its alleged chemical weapons use.”Some things are more important than partisan differences or the politics of the moment,” he said.”Today I’m asking Congress to send a message to the world that we are united as one nation.”