White House Pushes Case for Syria Strike Amid Skepticism
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White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said “nobody now debates” intelligence showing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is responsible for a deadly chemical attack near Damascus as members of Congress remained skeptical a U.S. military attack is warranted.
As it considers President Barack Obama’s request for military action, Congress needs to determine “should there be consequences” for the Aug. 21 attack that killed more than 1,400 people, McDonough said today on CNN’s “State of the Union” broadcast. Assad “is responsible for this and should be held accountable,” he said.