Following is U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson's Reaction to the President's Speech

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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL ), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, listened to the president's speech this evening. Following is Nelson's comment on the president's speech:

"It is the threat of military force that has brought Assad to the point of considering international control of his chemical weapons. What Congress should do now is authorize the president's request of a limited strike. Assad should be warned that if he does not turn the chemical weapons over to international custody in the next three weeks, then the president is authorized to strike."

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