“At this time, right now, we are unable to conclusively
determine CW use, but we are focused, every minute of every day since these
events happened yesterday, on doing everything possible within our power to
nail down the facts. Also, as part of these efforts, the Secretary – and I
mentioned a number of his calls, but part of that is working with, coordinating
with, cooperating with his counterparts around the world and having those
discussions. He did speak with Foreign Minister Fabius this morning. He’s
spoken with a number of officials, and those calls will continue. But we are
doing everything possible to use our resources, which includes coordinating and
cooperating with our counterparts on the – around the world to get to the
bottom of the facts on the ground.”
“President Obama convened a meeting of his National Security
Council today to discuss the reported use of chemical weapons by the Syrian
government on Wednesday, August 21 near Damascus. In coordination with
international partners and mindful of the dozens of contemporaneous witness
accounts and record of the symptoms of those killed, the U.S. intelligence
community continues to gather facts to ascertain what occurred. The
President also received a detailed review of a range of potential options he
had requested be prepared for the United States and the international community
to respond to the use of chemical weapons.”
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