Inaction is not an option for the United States in Syria after a horrendous chemical attack, President Barack Obama said on Saturday as he urged holdout lawmakers to back a military strike.

"We cannot turn a blind eye to images like the ones we've seen out of Syria," Obama said in his weekly address.

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