"The White House acknowledged Thursday the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin, on a small scale a number of times, according to a statement. The administration also indicated it will increase the "scope and scale of assistance" to rebels in Syria following its acknowledgment that the Bashar al-Assad government has used chemical weapons in the civil war, according to the statement. " CNN
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Ho hum. I guess this means that the warhawks have won the argument inside the BHO Administration.
I thought it would take longer for the influence of Susan Rice and Samantha Power to take effect, and then, there is the pitiful spectacle of John McCain. pl
http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/13/politics/syria-us-chemical-weapons/