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Syria today can.

What the rest of the world already suspected that it does possess chemical and biological weapons and is prepared to use that.

Chief whitehouse correspondent Ed Henry tells us that ups the ante in an increasingly volatile Middle East and what is becoming an increasingly difficult election -- problem for the president's.

As rebels tried deliberate Syria's largest city of a left -- president this year Al Assad continued his.

Brutal crackdown that's claimed the lives of more than 191000 people.

Besides government today confirmed for the first time it has chemical and biological weapons -- threaten to use them if it faces up for an attack.

As an emergency meeting of the Arab League -- again without any real action -- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned he may have to take.

Action to secure those weapons of mass destruction.

We certainly don't want to be exposed to chemical weapons falling in the hands of Hezbollah or other terror groups because that's that's something that we.

We can't be in different it was it's a great threat we'll have to consider.

Action but do -- -- include Dwight seek -- -- concluded you know.

While the Syrian government tried to back pedal and -- it was not confirming it has the weapons.

The Obama administration lashed out.

Any talk about any use at any kind of a weapon like that.

In this situation is is horrific and -- As the president offered tough talk in -- speech to the VFW given the -- stockpiles chemical weapons we will continue to make it clear to -- and those around him that the world is watching.

And that they will be held accountable by the international community.

And the United States should they make the tragic mistake of using those weapons Republican Senator John McCain ripped him charging the lack of US action.

It shameful we need to play -- supply weapons -- arms and that helped with the training but actually not American boots on the ground.

Other.

And Middle Eastern countries are begging for American leadership which is.

Mission.

Meanwhile auto Iran Netanyahu on Sunday hinted at frustration with the president.

By saying the threat is still with us for years later this round of talks in the last few months.

Follows a previous round of talks.

That hasn't stopped the regime warned.

Bit not an inch with Mitt Romney headed to Israel the Obama camp went on offense and slammed his foreign policy credentials.

Mitt Romney is not engaged on these issues.

Instead of offering specifics he's so far talked only in platitudes.

Candidate Obama also visited Israel -- last campaign but has not been there as president while his aides today promised.

He'll go -- he gets a second term house majority leader Eric Cantor saying tonight.

It's four years too late.

Janet -- -- -- panel have to say coming up Ed Henry at the White House thanks.