`` As a general rule , I do n't rule things out as commander-in-chief , '' president says . Comment: He says there is evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria . ` U.S. President Barack Obama does not foresee a scenario of `` American boots on the ground in Syria , '' telling reporters Friday that it would not be good for the United States or for that county . ` We do n't know when , where or how they were used , '' the president says .
`` As a general rule , I do n't rule things out as commander-in-chief , '' president says . Comment: He says there is evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria . `` We do n't know when , where or how they were used , '' the president says .