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On the recordDecember 2, 2012
today I want to make it absolutely clear to Assad and those under his command, the world is watching. The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. And if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama warns the Assad regime against the use of chemical weapons, stating that it would be unacceptable and that there would be consequences.

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