Monday, August 20, 2012

Obama issues Syria "red line" warning over use of chemical/ biological weapons

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to reporters at the White House, Aug 20, 2012. PHOTO/Reuters

President Barack Obama said Monday the U.S. would reconsider its opposition to military involvement in the Syrian civil war if President Bashar Assad’s beleaguered regime deploys or uses chemical or biological weapons. He called such action a ‘‘red line’’ for the United States.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Obama said the use of such weapons of mass destruction would

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