A significant achievement of the human race: It succeeded in banning chemical weapons.

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14. I take very seriously the entirety of the circumstances involved.

And I also believe that if Obama doesn't come from a place of strength on this, nothing will stop more powerful dictators and countries from seeing the free ride they can get from deploying chemical weapons. No answer here is perfect, including the answer of inaction that many of you prefer.

This president is not lying about what occurred, he did not manufacture intel and evidence, and he's been working to avoid military confrontation in Syria, especially via Kerry's 8yr focus on engaging Assad.

Whether many Americans like it or not, that doesn't change the reality that Obama IS president of the US and with that greatest power comes the greatest responsibility.

Either America's president has a human duty to keep an international chemical weapons banned or he does not.