President Barack Obama indicated that military action against Syria would be considered if the reports of chemical weapons deployed by the Assad regime were substantiated.
Obama reiterated that the use of chemical weapons in Syria would be a “game changer” but noted that the United States did not fully know who used them or when they were used.
Speaking about the possible event that it was established that the Syrian government had used the chemical weapons, Obama said,
“we would have to rethink the range of options that are available to us.”
Though the Obama administration long ago called for Assad to step down, they have refrained from sending US military aid and resources to aid the rebels in Syria directly.
