U.S. Reaction And Inaction On Yesterday's Chemical Attack In Syria

Pressure Mounts On Obama Administration To Act In Syria After Attack -- L.A. Times

WASHINGTON -- Some members of Congress renewed calls Wednesday for the Obama administration to intervene more decisively in the Syrian war after allegations of a deadly chemical weapons attack, even as Pentagon officials continued to caution against direct U.S. involvement.

Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), co-chairman of a caucus on weapons of mass destruction, said in a statement that the administration’s "red line" against the use of chemical weapons appeared to have been crossed.

"I continue to believe that the U.S. should consider assertive ways to end the atrocities committed against the Syrian people,” Casey said.

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Syria attack prompts calls for U.S. action -- USA Today
Reported Syria attack tests US hope to avoid war -- AP
White House "deeply concerned" about chemical weapons reports in Syria -- CBS
White House calls for U.N. probe of alleged Syria gas attack -- Reuters
US Urges UN to Probe Alleged Syrian Chemical Attack -- Voice of America
Allegations of deadly gas attack test Obama's 'red line' in Syria -- FOX News
US avoids 'red lines' after Syria chemical claims -- Times of India/AFP
Unconfirmed reports of chemical weapons use in Syria complicate U.S. role -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
How Russia Neutered Obama's Chemical Weapons Response -- Colum Lynch, The Cable/Foreign Policy
Recent gas attack shows Assad no longer testing Obama’s ‘red line,’ but ignoring it completely -- David Blair, National Post/The Telegraph