House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said the use of chemical weapons in Syria was "outside the circle of civilized behavior" and "cannot be ignored" by the United States. 
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The Democratic leader also said the president has the authority to use military force in Syria even if Congress votes against an intervention. She noted that Congress voted down President Clinton's request for intervention in Kosovo in the late 1990s, but Clinton went in anyways — a move Pelosi suggested was the right one.