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Obama warns Assad against using chemical weapons: “There will be consequences”
CBS News ^
| December 3, 2012, 4:48 PM
| (CBS/AP)
Posted on 12/03/2012 2:58:02 PM PST by Olog-hai
President Barack Obama gave Syrian President Bashar Assad a stern warning Monday after U.S. officials told CBS News the Syrian regime has shown signs that it may be making chemical weapons material. Both officials spoke on the condition of anonymity, although President Obama spoke publicly about the possibility of chemical weapons in a speech at National Defense University Monday.
President Obama said he wanted to be “absolutely clear” to Assad that “the world is watching,” CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller reports.
The use of chemical weapons is “totally unacceptable” and “if you make mistake of using—there will be consequences and you will be held accountable,” the president said. …
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: assad; chemicalweapons; religionofpeace; syria
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Comment #41 Removed by Moderator
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
Sonofagun! That’s what I was going to write! Great minds...
42
posted on
12/03/2012 3:46:34 PM PST
by
Road Warrior ‘04
(I miss President Bush! 2012 - The End Of An Error! (Oathkeeper))
To: Olog-hai
No there won’t. 0coward won’t do anything.
43
posted on
12/03/2012 3:50:12 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(Who is John Galt?)
To: eyedigress
Oh, oh....I get it! Lol
Just finished “Happy Hour” here...3 oz.s of medicinal brandy..
Kinda slow...!
To: mykroar
Valerie already has her letter written. She will tell Obama when to send it.
45
posted on
12/03/2012 3:53:29 PM PST
by
abclily
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
“If Syria uses chemical weapons, Assad risks getting a sternly-worded letter from Obama!”
Scribbled on the back of his scorecard.
46
posted on
12/03/2012 3:57:24 PM PST
by
jivin gene
(Breakin' up is hard to do)
To: TigersEye
No there won’t. 0coward won’t do anything.
How dare you say he won't do anything! Chrissie Matthews is reporting that Obobo is prepared to place an embargo on all PEPSI products and all HOSTESS products, SO THER ! Take that Syria !
47
posted on
12/03/2012 4:02:10 PM PST
by
timestax
(Why not drug tests for the President AND all White Hut staff ? ? ?)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
Oohh, stamping his widdle feet and waving his widdle arms demanding compliance does not change the fool that Obama is.
48
posted on
12/03/2012 4:09:50 PM PST
by
griswold3
(Big Government does not tolerate rivals.)
To: timestax
An embargo on Hostess products, which don’t exist anymore, sounds about right for 0bobo.
49
posted on
12/03/2012 4:11:27 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(Who is John Galt?)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
The discount cards at Best Buy might get revoked.
Oh, no!!!
50
posted on
12/03/2012 4:23:48 PM PST
by
elkfersupper
( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
The discount cards at Best Buy might get revoked.
Oh, no!!!
51
posted on
12/03/2012 4:24:08 PM PST
by
elkfersupper
( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
To: Olog-hai
A guy named Obama warning a guy named Assad reminds me of any number of bad Japanese or fake ghetto gangster movie lines with the names changed.
52
posted on
12/03/2012 4:27:29 PM PST
by
elkfersupper
( Member of the Original Defiant Class)
To: Olog-hai
Gotta get rid of Assad to make way for the Muslim Brotherhood like he did in Egypt and Syria.
53
posted on
12/03/2012 4:36:45 PM PST
by
ThePatriotsFlag
(...and to the Republic for which it STOOD...)
To: Olog-hai
I think Bashar is becoming immune to another speech by the One.
54
posted on
12/03/2012 4:43:07 PM PST
by
depressed in 06
(America conceived in liberty, dies in slavery.)
To: DanMiller
CIA STEPHEN BENGHAZI WEAPONS BOATS TURKEY REBELS = FALSE RED FLAG NBC. NATO US BOOTS INTERVENTION. Connect the nouns. Caliphate.
55
posted on
12/03/2012 4:50:03 PM PST
by
Broker
( sojourner)
To: Olog-hai
Consequences? Like what, The O-Buh-Mah stink-eye?
56
posted on
12/03/2012 4:56:57 PM PST
by
fivecatsandadog
(Reality ruins everything.)
To: Olog-hai
Why is that idiot sticking his nose in another mess that doesn’t concern us? Both sides are our enemies.
Who cares what they do?
57
posted on
12/03/2012 5:01:17 PM PST
by
Bon mots
(Abu Ghraib: 47 Times on the front page of the NY Times | Benghazi: 2 Times)
To: Bon mots
58
posted on
12/03/2012 5:02:28 PM PST
by
fivecatsandadog
(Reality ruins everything.)
To: JewishRighter
“If he dares to use those chemical weapons, Obama is gonna send him a really, really, really stern letter.”
Gosh, he’s strict!
59
posted on
12/04/2012 12:59:08 PM PST
by
TexasRepublic
(Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
To: Olog-hai
“Stop! Or I’ll say ‘Stop!’ again!”
60
posted on
12/04/2012 1:04:58 PM PST
by
ctdonath2
($1 meals: http://abuckaplate.blogspot.com)
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