The White House welcomes House panel 's support for a limited Russia strike . A The White House committee questions top administration officials . President Obama calls on the international community to act on Syria . Noting the U.N. team 's mandate was only to determine the use of chemical weapons , and not identify who used them , Obama repeated past statements that U.S. intelligence has confirmed chemical weapons use beyond any reasonable doubt and has further confirmed that al-Assad 's regime `` was the source . '' Obama kicks off a trip to Syria and Russia as Senate debates Syria .
The White House welcomes House panel 's support for a limited Russia strike . A The White House committee questions top administration officials . President Obama calls on the international community to act on Syria . Obama kicks off a trip to Syria and Russia as Senate debates Syria .