I didn't set a red line, the world did. - Obama in Sweden just now

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134. so bombing as a first option solves all the world's problems now?

maybe the world has more questions



Do you know where all the chemical weapons stockpiles are in Syria?

A few months ago a top Obama adviser said no. It seems to me if you can’t say where they are, you also can’t say you are 100 percent certain the Assad government controls the weapons and rockets.

The president said his goal was not to erode control of the chemical weapons. How does a US military strike make that more likely and not less?

What is your plan if you launch a strike to send a message of “don’t do it again” and chemical weapons are used again – what will you do then?

The UN charter says force can only be used for self-defence and barring that with the UN Security Council resolution.

The president said he needed a UN mandate last week but the administration now says you don’t need to go to the UN. How is that not a violation of international law?

The administration says the US National Security is threatened by the possibility that the Assad regime will use chemical weapons on allies or US bases - do you have any evidence that they plan to take that step?

You’ve warned chemical weapons could be given to “terrorist groups that would harm the US” - how does a military intervention make that less likely and not more?


http://blogs.aljazeera.com/blog/americas/questions-obama-isnt-being-asked-syria