Trump vows quick action on ‘barbaric’ Syria chemical attack (The Foreign Desk)

WASHINGTON/AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump promised quick action on Monday in response to a “barbaric” suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria and made clear that all options including military action were on the table.

Speaking at a Cabinet meeting, Trump said he was meeting with military and other advisers and a decision would be made within 48 hours and might come as soon as the end of the day.

“Nothing is off the table,” he said when asked if U.S. military action was a possibility.

The suspected chemical weapons attack late Saturday night killed at least 60 people had been killed and more than 1,000 injured in several sites in Douma, a city near the capital Damascus, according to a Syrian aid organization.

But two days on, the White House was still only able to say that the attack fits the pattern of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapon use. [Read More]

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