President Barack Obama has said the crisis in Syria is a threat to national security and poses a challenge to the world to stop chemical weapons proliferation.
Obama said Washington has an obligation as a 'world leader' to punish the Assad regime for breaching international rules of war and using chemical weapons on their own people, including children, Politico reports.
Meanwhile, Americans showed exhaustion towards the U.S. military efforts and engagement in wars on other soils.
Obama acknowledged public opposition to American intervention in Syria and assured that he shares their exhaustion by saying 'nobody ends up being more war-weary than me,' the report added.
Obama clarified that he is considering a limited military action without ground troops.
He said that if Syria is not held accountable for the chemical attack, the risk of frequent use of chemical weapons could become the norm.
