hold their ally accountable and abide by the terms of the cease-fire. we expect this council to speak loudly and forcefully when the regime or its allies undermine the political process and countless of our own resolution resolutions. the united states took a very measured step last night. we are prepared to do more. but we hope that will not be necessary. it is time for all civilized nations to stop the horrors that are taking place in syria and demand a political solution. thank you. i will never see my function as the president of the council. i give the floor to the representative of the syrian-arab republic. >> jon: strong words from the u.s. ambassador to united nations, nikki haley, regarding the attack on syria launched last night. she said the u.s. is prepared to