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Sirius chemical weapons and Obama's red line.

Hello again, I'm Mormon Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

First, Britain and France, now Israel, are claiming that Syria's government has used chemical

weapons in its ongoing civil war. President Obama has said even moving such weapons around

would be a game changer, but just what did he mean? If there's persuasive evidence and the U.S. fails to act,

will Syria be emboldened by what seems a hollow warning?

Available options include arming some rebels,

establishing a no-fly zone,

or trying to seize or destroy the weapons.

We'll look at the prospects for increased U.S. involvement.

On reporter's notebook later on,

could regulation have prevented last week's deadly

explosion in West Texas?

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Hello again, Mormon-Aulay, back with To the Point. President Obama has warned Syria that using

or even transporting chemical weapons would be a game changer. Britain, France, and Israel now

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