SYRIA - Chemical Weapons Already Used?

Already we are hearing from anti-Obama side saying for him to uphold his 'red-line' statement on Syria.  I, for one, know that President Obama is being very cautious about getting the U.S. into another war, especially after the Iraq fiasco and Afghanistan.  Think about that.

My personal advice to President Obama is to consider pushing for a no-fly zone over all of Syria.  This would be a lower level intervention.

"U.S. Believes Syrian Regime Has Used Chemical Weapons, Waits for Confirmation" PBS Newshour 4/25/2013

Excerpt

MARGARET WARNER (Newshour):  The disclosure came initially from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, traveling in Abu Dhabi.

DEFENSE SECRETARY CHUCK HAGEL, United States:  U.S. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in Syria, specifically, the chemical agent sarin.

MARGARET WARNER:  At the same time, the White House released letters using exactly the same words from Legislative Affairs Director Miguel Rodriguez to senators Carl Levin and John McCain.

In the letters, Rodriguez added:  "We do believe that any use of chemical weapons in Syria would very likely have originated with the Assad regime."

But he said the U.S. would need more definitive evidence before deciding to act.  "Given the stakes involved," he said, "only credible and corroborated facts that provide us with some degree of certainty will guide our decision-making."

For months, President Obama has warned the Syrian government against using chemical weapons in terms he first used last August.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA:  We have communicated in no uncertain terms with every player in the region that that's a red line for us and that there would be enormous consequences if we start seeing movement on the chemical weapons front or the use of chemical weapons.  That would -- that would change my calculations.

MARGARET WARNER:  Today's disclosure brought calls for a U.S. response from lawmakers in both parties.  Republican Sen. John McCain insisted the president must respond quickly.