U.S. to Weigh Military Responses to Syrian Chemical Attack<br />that it would seem there would be no role<br />By MICHAEL R. GORDON and MICHAEL D. SHEARAPRIL 6, 2017<br />WASHINGTON — Senior Defense Department officials are developing options for a military strike in response to the Syrian government’s chemical weapons attack<br />that killed dozens of civilians on Tuesday, officials said on Thursday.<br />Sarin said that According to the results of preliminary tests,<br />At the same time, the nation’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, said the devastating chemical weapons attack in Syria made it clear<br />that there was "no role" for President Bashar al-Assad to continue governing his country, and he promised a "serious response" from the United States.<br />Mr. Tillerson, who was also in Florida, to greet President Xi Jinping of China before a summit meeting with Mr. Trump, said there was "no doubt in our minds"<br />that Mr. Assad’s government was responsible for the chemical attacks that killed scores, including children.<br />Nonetheless, foreign policy analysts said President Trump could risk looking weak and indecisive if he does not act after saying on Wednesday<br />that Syria had "crossed a lot of lines for me" with the chemical attack on civilians this week.
