World set red line on Syria, not me, Obama says

September 04, 2013 07:37 pm | Updated December 04, 2021 11:21 pm IST - Stockholm

Barack Obama speaks during his press conference with the Swedish Prime Minister at the chancellery Rosenbad in Stockholm.

Barack Obama speaks during his press conference with the Swedish Prime Minister at the chancellery Rosenbad in Stockholm.

US President Barack Obama said the international community and Congress’s credibility are on the line if a chemical attack on civilians in Syria goes unanswered.

Mr. Obama is seeking congressional and international support for military action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Mr. Obama rejected suggestions he set a red line for action against Syria in the event Mr. Assad used chemical weapons. He said the red line was set by the international community and by Congress, which ratified a treaty condemning the use of chemical weapons.

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