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Donald Trump says 'nothing is off the table' for US response to alleged Syria chemical attack Donald Trump says 'nothing is off the table' for US response to alleged Syria chemical attack
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Donald Trump has said nothing is off the table when it comes to how the US will respond to the latest alleged chemical attack by the Syrian government.   Donald Trump has said he will soon make a decision, “probably by the end of today”, on how the US will respond to the latest alleged chemical attack by the Syrian government, adding that ”nothing is off the table” in terms of military action.
He condemned the reported poison gas attack on a rebel-held town in Syria and said he would make a decision on a response in the next 24 to 48 hours. He condemned the reported poison gas attack on a rebel-held town in Syria and said he would make a decision on a response in the next 24 to 48 hours. 
Mr Trump said he was talking to military leaders and would decide who was responsible for the attack - whether it was Russia, or Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government, or Iran, or all of them together. Mr Trump said he was talking to military leaders and would decide who was responsible for the attack – whether it was Russia, or Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government, or Iran, or all of them together.
“This is about humanity and it can’t be allowed to happen,”  Mr  Trump said at a cabinet meeting. “If it’s the Russians, if it’s Syria, if it’s Iran, if it’s all of them together, we’ll figure it out.” "I'd like to begin by condemning the heinous attack on innocent Syrians with banned chemical weapons," the president said at a cabinet meeting. “This is about humanity and it can’t be allowed to happen. If it’s the Russians, if it’s Syria, if it’s Iran, if it’s all of them together, we’ll figure it out.”
More follows... The State Department said in a statement that it was consulting with allies on a response. 
“There will be consequences for this unacceptable atrocity,” it said. 
The US has renewed a push for the United Nations Security Council to establish a new inquiry into who is to blame for using chemical weapons in Syria.
The US circulated a revised draft resolution to the 15-member council, which it first put forward on March 1, amid a warning from President Donald Trump that there would be a “big price to pay” for the suspected attack on Saturday.
When asked if Russian President Vladimir Putin bears any responsibility for the reported attack, Mr Trump responded: “He may, yeah, he may. And if he does it’s going to be very tough, very tough.”
“Everybody’s gonna pay a price. He will, everybody will,” Mr Trump added.