US says Syria attack killed 1,429

Edging toward a retaliatory strike, the Obama administration bluntly accused the Syrian government of Bashar Assad today of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people – far more than previous estimates - including more than 400 children.

“Some cite the risk of doing things” in response, Secretary of State John Kerry said in a speech that acknowledged that Americans at home and US allies abroad are weary of war. “But we need to ask what is the risk of doing nothing.”