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On Tuesday, President Barack Obama addressed the nation from the East Room of the White House in a 17-minute speech laying out his strategy to approach Syria in wake of the nation's alleged use of chemical weapons.
Now that Syria has agreed to turn over their chemical weapon stockpile to the U.N., Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that there's no guarantee the Senate will vote on a resolution to authorize military force against the Syrian regime.
President Obama conducted interviews on six major television networks Monday in order to convince the American public to back his proposed U.S. military strike in Syria. Polls show that up to 60 percent of Americans are not in favor of US military action against the country.
President Obama will address the nation Tuesday night to make his case for military action against Syria's regime which is believed to have used chemical weapons against its civilians and rebel forces on August 21st.
On Wednesday, a sharply divided Senate panel approved President Obama's resolution to launch a limited military strike against Syria.
In light of Syria's alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians, President Obama issued a draft resolution authorizing the use of military force in Syria to both houses of Congress on Saturday.
On Saturday, President Barack Obama announced that the United States "should take military action against Syrian targets" over its alleged use of chemical weapons in a speech delivered at the White House Rose Garden. However, he he will seek congressional authorization before launching any military action against the Syrian regime.
Following an alleged chemical attack by the Syrian government against its own people on Wednesday, the United States military has turned to fiery rhetoric in preparing what may well be a military strike later this week.
