Former Florida Congressman Robert Wexler (D) Analyzes Possible Action In Syria

Robert Wexler, president of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace, spoke on CNBC's Squawk Box Friday morning about the possible actions President Obama could take on

for the use of chemical warfare. Israel and the United Kingdom don't want to go into Syria, but the United States is likely to respond to the estimated 1,000 or more deaths that were brought on there by chemical warfare. According to Wexler, the president has three options, saying that he can do nothing, he can order a massive military operation, or a limited, tailored strike, "which is where the president seems to be leaning," in order to "provide both deterrence and punishment for the use of what is considered chemical weapons and a weapon of mass destruction."

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"Certainly, a significant depletion of President Assad's military capacity would be a significant punishment, and would likely deter President Assad [from using] chemical weapons again in the future," said Wexler. With the conclusions of the United Nations report due to play an important part of the narrative in President Obama's decision-making process, Wexler believes that the right evidence will surface to support Obama's current line of thinking and strategy. He said that currently, President Obama is considering any and all unintended consequences of military action, but Wexler thinks that a concise, tailored strike is on Syria is on the horizon.