Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made his own appearance on PBS Monday night in a pre-taped interview with Charlie Rose. He rejected Obama’s drawing of a “red line” on chemical weapons use and said the United States should “expect everything” if it attacks Syria.

President Bashar al-Assad: “Obama drew that line, and Obama can draw a line for himself and for his country, not for other countries. We have our 'red lines,' like our sovereignty and our independence. While if you want to talk the word 'red lines,' the United States used uranium, depleted uranium, in Iraq, Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza, and nobody said anything. What about the 'red lines'? We don’t see 'red lines.' It’s political.”