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Assad must be punished for all atrocities, not just chemical attack - Bulent

ANKARA, Sept 3 (KUNA) -- Stressing the Assad regime must be punished for all its atrocities and not just the chemical weapons attack on its own people, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc told reporters, "the situation in Syria calls for swift international intervention on humanitarian grounds and to punish the regime in Damascus." In remarks to the press following the cabinet's weekly session, the spokesman said, "If the use of chemical weapons in Syria by the Bashar Al-Assad regime is to be punished, this will be done by the United States." He added it is best to wait and see what the US decides on the issue of intervention next week.
Arinc expressed confidence US President Obama would convince the Congress a military strike on the Assad regime is necessary and would later get green light for such intervention.
Stressing Al-Assad had been bloodying his hands for over two years and a half, Arinc said a limited strike would not be productive, warning military strikes in "hit and run" mode could actually increase chaos in the country.
The spokesman said Premier Erdogan would be discussing the Syria dossier and the situation in the Middle East with President Obama on the sidelines of the G-20 meetings, due in Russia September 5-6.
Turkish media had earlier reported that Erdogan would be sharing a dossier with the Russians which includes evidence that proves the Syrian regime's use of poisonous gas in the Ghouta massacre that killed some 1,300 people.(end) mm.wsa KUNA 030946 Sep 13NNNN