Obama Prepares for Syria Action With Intelligence Report
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U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry set the stage for an American military attack to punish Syria for the use of chemical weapons.
Obama and Kerry brushed aside obstacles yesterday to unilateral U.S. action, indicating they wouldn’t wait for congressional approval, international backing or a definitive report from the United Nations weapons inspectors. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denies using chemical arms.