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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 week's 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 on the u.n. security council, the u.s. is talking with nato partners and mideast allies. >> if acti...

To the outside regime that this international norm cannot be violated without consequences. >> it's 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. three, ongoing consultation with u.s. allies, u.n., nato and arab league. it was clear from kerry's ton...

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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 weapons and then trying to cover it up, betraying a global moral code. >> this international norm cannot b...

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 there's 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 without consequences. those are important words. without consequences means the administration is now...