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Source: http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/08/213503.htm
U.S.: Syria's Use of Chemical Weapons "Undeniable"
(State Department) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday: "What we saw in Syria last week should shock the conscience of the world. It defies any code of morality. Let me be clear: The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons, is a moral obscenity. By any standard it is inexcusable, and despite the excuses and equivocations that some have manufactured, it is undeniable." "This is about the large-scale, indiscriminate use of weapons that the civilized world long ago decided must never be used at all....President Obama has made clear to the Assad regime that this international norm cannot be violated without consequences....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."