[00:13.15]He said the attack was a challenge to the world that threatens US national security interests and its allies like Israel and Jordan.
[00:20.27]“We are not considering any open-ended commitment.
[00:24.22]We are not considering any boots-on-the-ground approach.
[00:27.15]What we will do is consider options that meet the narrow concern around chemical weapons,
[00:33.45]understanding that there is not going to be a solely military solution to the underlying conflict and tragedy that’s taking place in Syria.”
[00:43.41]Mr Obama was speaking shortly after his Secretary of State John Kerry made the strongest case so far for limited military action against the Syrian government.
[00:52.50]“We know where the rockets were launched from and at what time.
[00:58.27]We know where they landed and when.
[01:01.97]We know rockets came only from regime-controlled areas and went only to opposition-controlled or contested neighbourhoods.
[01:13.35]And we know, as does the world, that just 90 minutes later all hell broke loose in the social media.”
[01:22.26]Mr Kerry said at least 1,429 Syrians were killed in the attack, including 426 children.
[01:30.82]He called it a crime against humanity and explained why it mattered to the United States to take action.
[01:36.54]“It matters because if we choose to live in a world where a thug and murderer like Bashar al-Assad