Syria's Bashar al-Assad (Wikimedia Commons)

This morning on the CBS news program “Face the Nation,” Assad even said that there was no evidence that an attacked even occurred.

Assad also recommended Congress not to sanction a strike in Syria because of possible repercussions. Congress is supposed to meet tomorrow to discuss the issue and vote on it next week.

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The Obama administration accused Assad of the August 21 gas attack and is pushing for a strike in response to the violence against civilians. Assad has blamed it on the rebels.

The entire interview will air on PBS’s “Charlie Rose” Show on Monday.

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