Obama says he will hold Assad accountable for ‘worst chemical weapons attack of 21st century’ but will not take military action before a vote in Congress

President Obama declared Saturday that he has decided to take unilateral military action against Syria, but is seeking congressional authority before launching an attack.'I have decided that the United States should take military action against Syrian regime targets,' Obama said from the Rose Garden Saturday.
'Our military has positioned assets in the region. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs has informed me that we are prepared to strike whenever we choose,' he added. 'Our capacity to execute this mission is not time sensitive. It will be effective tomorrow, or next week ,or one month from now. And I'm prepared to give that order.'
But he said he said he will be seeking congressional authorization to launch any military action.
Obama made the remarks after meeting at the White House with members of his national security team, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs chairman Martin Dempsey and Vice President Joe Biden.
The White House said it would be giving Senate Republicans and Democrats separate briefings on Saturday. House members of both parties also received an invitation to attend an in-person, members-only classified briefing at 2 p.m. Sunday.

President Obama declared Saturday that he has decided to take unilateral military action against Syria, but is seeking congressional authority before launching an attack

Obama's Rose Garden statement comes after the administration on Friday made its strongest case yet for a 'limited, narrow' punitive military action against Assad. 
'History would judge us all extraordinarily harshly if we turned a blind eye to a dictator’s use of chemical weapons,' Kerry said Friday, calling Assad a 'thug' and a 'murderer.'

 

Obama says he will hold Assad accountable for ‘worst chemical weapons attack of 21st century’ but will not take military action before a vote in Congress

President Obama declared Saturday that he has decided to take unilateral military action against Syria, but is seeking congressional authority before launching an attack.'I have decided that the United States should take military action against Syrian regime targets,' Obama said from the Rose Garden Saturday.
'Our military has positioned assets in the region. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs has informed me that we are prepared to strike whenever we choose,' he added. 'Our capacity to execute this mission is not time sensitive. It will be effective tomorrow, or next week ,or one month from now. And I'm prepared to give that order.'
But he said he said he will be seeking congressional authorization to launch any military action.
Obama made the remarks after meeting at the White House with members of his national security team, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs chairman Martin Dempsey and Vice President Joe Biden.
The White House said it would be giving Senate Republicans and Democrats separate briefings on Saturday. House members of both parties also received an invitation to attend an in-person, members-only classified briefing at 2 p.m. Sunday.

President Obama declared Saturday that he has decided to take unilateral military action against Syria, but is seeking congressional authority before launching an attack

Obama's Rose Garden statement comes after the administration on Friday made its strongest case yet for a 'limited, narrow' punitive military action against Assad. 
'History would judge us all extraordinarily harshly if we turned a blind eye to a dictator’s use of chemical weapons,' Kerry said Friday, calling Assad a 'thug' and a 'murderer.'

 

Obama says he will hold Assad accountable for ‘worst chemical weapons attack of 21st century’ but will not take military action before a vote in Congress

President Obama declared Saturday that he has decided to take unilateral military action against Syria, but is seeking congressional authority before launching an attack.'I have decided that the United States should take military action against Syrian regime targets,' Obama said from the Rose Garden Saturday.
'Our military has positioned assets in the region. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs has informed me that we are prepared to strike whenever we choose,' he added. 'Our capacity to execute this mission is not time sensitive. It will be effective tomorrow, or next week ,or one month from now. And I'm prepared to give that order.'
But he said he said he will be seeking congressional authorization to launch any military action.
Obama made the remarks after meeting at the White House with members of his national security team, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs chairman Martin Dempsey and Vice President Joe Biden.
The White House said it would be giving Senate Republicans and Democrats separate briefings on Saturday. House members of both parties also received an invitation to attend an in-person, members-only classified briefing at 2 p.m. Sunday.

President Obama declared Saturday that he has decided to take unilateral military action against Syria, but is seeking congressional authority before launching an attack

Obama's Rose Garden statement comes after the administration on Friday made its strongest case yet for a 'limited, narrow' punitive military action against Assad. 
'History would judge us all extraordinarily harshly if we turned a blind eye to a dictator’s use of chemical weapons,' Kerry said Friday, calling Assad a 'thug' and a 'murderer.'

 

Obama says he will hold Assad accountable for ‘worst chemical weapons attack of 21st century’ but will not take military action before a vote in Congress

President Obama declared Saturday that he has decided to take unilateral military action against Syria, but is seeking congressional authority before launching an attack.'I have decided that the United States should take military action against Syrian regime targets,' Obama said from the Rose Garden Saturday.
'Our military has positioned assets in the region. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs has informed me that we are prepared to strike whenever we choose,' he added. 'Our capacity to execute this mission is not time sensitive. It will be effective tomorrow, or next week ,or one month from now. And I'm prepared to give that order.'
But he said he said he will be seeking congressional authorization to launch any military action.
Obama made the remarks after meeting at the White House with members of his national security team, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs chairman Martin Dempsey and Vice President Joe Biden.
The White House said it would be giving Senate Republicans and Democrats separate briefings on Saturday. House members of both parties also received an invitation to attend an in-person, members-only classified briefing at 2 p.m. Sunday.

President Obama declared Saturday that he has decided to take unilateral military action against Syria, but is seeking congressional authority before launching an attack

Obama's Rose Garden statement comes after the administration on Friday made its strongest case yet for a 'limited, narrow' punitive military action against Assad. 
'History would judge us all extraordinarily harshly if we turned a blind eye to a dictator’s use of chemical weapons,' Kerry said Friday, calling Assad a 'thug' and a 'murderer.'

 

Obama says he will hold Assad accountable for ‘worst chemical weapons attack of 21st century’ but will not take military action before a vote in Congress

President Obama declared Saturday that he has decided to take unilateral military action against Syria, but is seeking congressional authority before launching an attack.'I have decided that the United States should take military action against Syrian regime targets,' Obama said from the Rose Garden Saturday.
'Our military has positioned assets in the region. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs has informed me that we are prepared to strike whenever we choose,' he added. 'Our capacity to execute this mission is not time sensitive. It will be effective tomorrow, or next week ,or one month from now. And I'm prepared to give that order.'
But he said he said he will be seeking congressional authorization to launch any military action.
Obama made the remarks after meeting at the White House with members of his national security team, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs chairman Martin Dempsey and Vice President Joe Biden.
The White House said it would be giving Senate Republicans and Democrats separate briefings on Saturday. House members of both parties also received an invitation to attend an in-person, members-only classified briefing at 2 p.m. Sunday.

President Obama declared Saturday that he has decided to take unilateral military action against Syria, but is seeking congressional authority before launching an attack

Obama's Rose Garden statement comes after the administration on Friday made its strongest case yet for a 'limited, narrow' punitive military action against Assad. 
'History would judge us all extraordinarily harshly if we turned a blind eye to a dictator’s use of chemical weapons,' Kerry said Friday, calling Assad a 'thug' and a 'murderer.'

 

Obama says he will hold Assad accountable for ‘worst chemical weapons attack of 21st century’ but will not take military action before a vote in Congress

President Obama declared Saturday that he has decided to take unilateral military action against Syria, but is seeking congressional authority before launching an attack.'I have decided that the United States should take military action against Syrian regime targets,' Obama said from the Rose Garden Saturday.
'Our military has positioned assets in the region. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs has informed me that we are prepared to strike whenever we choose,' he added. 'Our capacity to execute this mission is not time sensitive. It will be effective tomorrow, or next week ,or one month from now. And I'm prepared to give that order.'
But he said he said he will be seeking congressional authorization to launch any military action.
Obama made the remarks after meeting at the White House with members of his national security team, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Joint Chiefs chairman Martin Dempsey and Vice President Joe Biden.
The White House said it would be giving Senate Republicans and Democrats separate briefings on Saturday. House members of both parties also received an invitation to attend an in-person, members-only classified briefing at 2 p.m. Sunday.

President Obama declared Saturday that he has decided to take unilateral military action against Syria, but is seeking congressional authority before launching an attack

Obama's Rose Garden statement comes after the administration on Friday made its strongest case yet for a 'limited, narrow' punitive military action against Assad. 
'History would judge us all extraordinarily harshly if we turned a blind eye to a dictator’s use of chemical weapons,' Kerry said Friday, calling Assad a 'thug' and a 'murderer.'