>>From Tonight's speech...
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>>"This situation, therefore, represents a serious threat to our national security"
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>>and then
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>>"The Assad regime does not pose a serious threat to the security of our country, certainly no more of a threat than our country faces every day"
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>>Wow
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>I haven't seen the speech ('tonight' means early afternoon here so I was still at the office) - but is what he saying the 'situation' is a concern, but the 'regime' is not?

I think so. The situation is letting the use of chemical weapons go unchallenged and he did talk about the possibility of other countries deciding it's okay to use them.

Tamar