国产热热热精品,亚洲视频久久】日韩,三级婷婷在线久久,99人妻精品视频,精品九热人人肉肉在线,AV东京热一区二区,91po在线视频观看,久久激情宗合,青青草黄色手机视频

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Middle East

Kerry: Syria chemical arms use 'obscenity'

Agencies | Updated: 2013-08-27 06:33

Kerry: Syria chemical arms use 'obscenity'

UN chemical weapons experts meet residents at one of the sites of an alleged poison gas attack in the southwestern Damascus suburb of Mouadamiya August 26, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]

Assad has denied launching a chemical attack. The UN team came under sniper fire Monday as it traveled to the site of the Aug. 21 attack.

It's unclear whether Obama would seek authority from the UN or Congress before using force. The president has spoken frequently about his preference for taking military action only with international backing, but it is likely Russia and China would block US efforts to authorize action through the UN Security Council.

Kerry on Monday made several veiled warnings to Russia, which has propped up Assad's regime, blocked action against Syria at the UN, and disputed evidence of the government's chemical weapons use.

"Anyone who can claim that an attack of this staggering scale can be contrived or fabricated needs to check their conscience and their own moral compass," he said.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, who like Kerry cut short his vacation because of the attack, spoke Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to outline the evidence of chemical weapons use by Assad's regime.

Cameron's office also said the British government would decide on Tuesday whether the timetable for the international response means it will be necessary to recall lawmakers to Parliament before their scheduled return next week. That decision could offer the clearest indication of how quickly the US and allies plan to respond.

More than 100,000 people have died in clashes between forces loyal to Assad and rebels trying to oust him from power over the past two and a half years. While Obama has repeatedly called for Assad to leave power, he has resisted calls for a robust US intervention, and has largely limited American assistance to humanitarian aid. The president said last year that chemical weapons use would cross a "red line" and would likely change his calculus in deciding on a US response.

Last week's attack in the Damascus suburbs is a challenge to Obama's credibility. He took little action after Assad used chemical weapons on a small scale earlier this year and risks signaling to countries like Iran that his administration does not follow through on its warnings.

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
米泉市| 涪陵区| 府谷县| 河东区| 沧州市| 台湾省| 黄平县| 乐安县| 沁水县| 奇台县| 惠来县| 华安县| 襄垣县| 尼玛县| 衡南县| 长兴县| 松桃| 湘潭县| 鄂托克前旗| 南乐县| 华安县| 和硕县| 福州市| 堆龙德庆县| 贵州省| 福清市| 霍城县| 惠来县| 靖州| 封丘县| 蓝田县| 镶黄旗| 盐源县| 鸡泽县| 边坝县| 石林| 玉山县| 三台县| 定州市| 潜山县| 来凤县|