President Barack Obama In Consultation With His Military And Security Team Regarding US Strike Against Syria.

President Barack Obama said that he has not made a decision yet regarding a possible U.S. strike against Syria, it was revealed today. The commander-in-chief sat down Wednesday for an exclusive half-hour interview with PBS NewsHour senior correspondents Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill to discuss a wide range of topics, among them the ongoing civil war in Syria. The president said that allegations that his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, used chemical weapons on civilian populations would factor into his calculation and he warned that Assad should be held accountable. It comes as reports in Britain say the White House is prepared to delay making any strikes until Tuesday, having previously stated that action would be taken this weekend. Mr Obama told NewsHour he has been consulting military leaders and members of his national security team, who have offered various ‘options’ to address the rapidly deteriorating situation in Syria. The president stressed, however, that he has ‘no interest’ in ‘any kind of open-ended conflict’ in the Middle Eastern country.  Interview: Mr Obama (left) sat down for an exclusive chat with PBS senior correspondents Gwen Ifill (center) and Judy Woodruff (right). ‘So what I’ve said is that we have not yet made a decision, but the international norm against the use of chemical weapons needs to be kept in place,’ Mr Obama said during the interview