Obama Warns Assad on Chemical Weapons

US President Barack Obama directly warned Syria's President Bashar al-Assad Monday that he would face "consequences" if he made the "tragic mistake" of turning chemical weapons on his own people.

Published

6 months ago

Categories

US, World

Topics

Middle East & North Africa, United States

People

Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad

Places

Syria, United States of America, Washington, D.C.

Transcript

SHOTLIST: WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 3, 2012, SOURCE: US POOL **NO RESALE for non-editorial purposes** SOUNDBITE 1 Barack Obama (man), President of the United States (English, 28 sec): "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." -Shot of Obama arriving to podium -Shot of Obama shaking hands after speech ------------ AFP TEXT STORY: US-Syria-weaponry-Assad URGENT ¥¥¥ Obama warns Assad on chemical weapons WASHINGTON, Dec 3, 2012 (AFP) - US President Barack Obama directly warned Syria's President Bashar al-Assad Monday that he would face "consequences" if he made the "tragic mistake" of turning chemical weapons on his own people. "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," Obama said.