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5:55 PM - 20 Aug 12 via dlvr.it · Details

U.S. forces will act in Syria if chemical weapons used, Obama says

MATT SPETALNICK AND TOM PERRY

WASHINGTON and BEIRUT — Reuters

Published Monday, Aug. 20 2012, 5:43 PM EDT

Last updated Monday, Aug. 20 2012, 5:58 PM EDT

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U.S. President Barack Obama warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that U.S. forces could move against him, notably if he deployed his chemical weapons against rebels trying to overthrow him.

In some of his strongest language yet on Syria, on a day when UN observers pulled out after a fruitless bid for peace and Mr. al-Assad’s forces mounted new attacks, the U.S. leader said Mr. al-Assad faced “enormous consequences” if he crossed a “red line” of even moving unconventional weapons in a threatening manner