The White House Friday reiterated its stance that if Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad attempts to use chemical weapons in the country's conflict, there will be "significant consequences." "Our promise of significant consequences should the Assad regime go down that road were very clear and stark, and they remain in place," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters. "And I think that we share concern about this with our international partners, and we'll continue to carry that message forward." "The president addressed this very clearly from this podium, what his views are on that matter. And they regard both the use of chemical weapons, the potential for use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime, as well as movement in the sense of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction like chemical weapons. I think our warnings about any consideration of the use of these weapons were extremely clear and stark," Carney said.
