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>> reporter: he accused syria of slaughtering. >> this international norm cannot be violated without consequences. >> reporter: it was an unmistakable message from the state house to the white house. >> this violation has to be taken very seriously. >> reporter: since last weeks gas attack, the obama administration is punishing bashir al assad. the leading option officials say, tomahawk missiles aimed at destroying chemicals in syria. the administration wants international approval. with russia ...

To the outside regime that this international norm cannot be violated without consequences. >> its an important phrase. you heard it a lot, not just from john kerry but jay carney, international norm, significant, ready for strike significant on three main tracks, one, intelligence community backing up conclusions the chemical attack was launched by the regime. that could happen as early as today. two, determination of a legal justification of an attack under some form of international law. thre...

We cannot stop and we will not and cannot be patient. >> you cannot stand by. you cannot sit down. youve got to stand up, speak up, speak out, and get in the way. make some noise! >> much grief as we give congress, its amazing that it is john lewis is still a member of the institution. lonny bunch founder of the national museum of african-american history and culture which will be completed in 2015 on the national mall in washington. pulitzer prize winning taylor branch, the author of the landma...

Working story from the white house. what do you know, jim? >> reporter: as secretary of state john kerry made clear earlier this afternoon, the time for diplomacy may be running out. with strong signs pointing toward a looming military strike against syria, secretary of state john kerry issued a stinging indictment. >> what we saw in syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. it is undeniable. >> reporter: kerry flat out accused syria of slaughtering civilians with chemical weapon...

Co-mingling. i want to read one of the things we just heard secretary of state kerry say. this was a moral obscenity, and he wants the investigators here to gather the facts informed by conscience. obviously theres some fact finding to do. but this was, to my mind, the most explicit statement from the administration, meeting what some members of congress have been saying, which is this is not only a matter of humanitarianism but necessity. >> he said this international norm cannot be violated wi...

Assad regime that this international norm cannot be violated without consequences. and there is a reason why no matter what you believe about syria, all peoples and all nations who believe in the cause of our common humanity must stand up to assure that there is accountability for the use of chemical weapons so that it never happens again. last night, after speaking with foreign ministers from around the world about the gravity of this situation, i went back and i watched the videos. the videos ...

Assad regime that this international norm cannot be violated without consequences. and there is a reason why no matter what you believe about syria, all people and all nations, who believe in the cause of our common humanity, must stand up to assure that there is a accountability for the use of them cal weapons so it never happens again. last night, after speaking with foreign ministers from around the world about the gravity of this situation, i went back and i watched the videos, the videos th...

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