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"Its findings are as clear as they are compelling," Kerry said of the report, adding that the credibility of the U.S. was at stake in responding. "... The intelligence community has high confidence."
In his approximately 19-minute statement, Kerry said that at least 1,429 Syrians were killed in the chemical weapons attack, based on evidence gathered. The 1,429 included 426 children.
Kerry's statement came as President
"The primary question is no longer what do we know," Kerry said. "It is what are we in the world going to do about it?"
On Thursday, Britain's House of Commons stunningly rejected Prime Minister David Cameron's motion for military action in Syria. France, however, is still prepared to go along with action.
Kerry also assured a war-weary nation that intervention in
"American people are tired of war. Believe me, I am too. But fatigue does not absolve us of responsibility," Kerry said.
Below is the full report of the U.S. government's declassified assessment of the Syrian government's use of chemical weapons: