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Internationalize this and they're taking every opportunity, that it's about in effect all bad actors, hezbollah, north korea, but also certainly iran front and center. one because of its nuclear program and because of its close relationship with syria, and bashar al assad. we heard this from secretaries kerry and hagel this week. have a listen. >> iran is hoping you look the other way. our inaction would surely give them a permission slip for them to at least misinterpret our intention, if not to put it to the test. >> a refusal to act would undermine the credibility of america's other securit...

Other way. our inaction would surely give them a permission slip for them toed ed to at least misinterpret or put it to the test. >> a refusal to act would undermine the credibility of america's other security commitments including the president's commitment to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. >> so, what's at stake specifically? i mean, with each of these countries, syria it's about the use of comechl cal wechs. north korea, attacking the south, and with iran, it's about taking this nuclear program and turning it into an actual nuclear bomb. what's interesting, actually, erin, th...

Embolden other regimes to acquire or use chemical weapons. for example, north korea maintenances a massive stockpile of chemical weapons that threatens our treaty ally, republic of korea, and the 28,000 u.s. troops stationed there. i've just returned from asia, where i had a very serious and long conversation with south korea ya defense minister, about the threat, the real threat, that north korea's stockpile of chemical weapons presents to them. our allies throughout the world must be assured that the united states will fulfill its security commitments. given these threats to our national sec...

Empowered to carry out even more devastating chemical weapons attacks without a response. chemical weapons make no distinction between combatants and innocent civilians. and inflict the worst kind of indiscriminate suffering as we have recently seen. a refusal to act would undermine the credibility of america's other security commitments, including the president's commitment to prevent iran from acquire are nuclear weapon. the word of the united states must mean something. it is vital currency in foreign relations and international and allied commitments. every witness here today, secretary ke...

Weakening this norm could em bolden other regimes to acquire or use chemical weapons. for example, north korea maintains a masses stock pile of weapons that threatens our treaty ally, the republic of korea. and the 28,000 u.s. troops stationed there. i just returned from asia. we had a very serious and long discussion with south korea's defense minister about the threat, the real threat that north korea stock pile of chemical weapons presents to them. the allies must be assured that the united states will fulfill its security commitments. given these threats to our national security, the unite...