Secretary of State John Kerry and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius hold a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. Kerry said &quot;this is not the time to be silent spectators to slaughter&quot; and that &quot;this is not the time to allow a dictator unfettered use of some of the heinous weapons on earth.&quot; Fabius said that &quot;punishment is not at odds with a political solution. ... Bashar Assad will not participate in any negotiation as long as he sees himself as invincible.&quot; (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)