US Confirms Syrian Government Used Chemical Weapons
Determination Means Assad Regime Crossed 'Red Line' Drawn by President Obama!
ABC News - US Confirms Syrian Government Used Chemical Weapons (ABC News)
The United States has concluded that Syria used chemical weapons against rebels, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.
President Obama and his administration had delayed making such a determination even though other countries had accused the regime of Syrian President Bashar al Assad of using sarin gas on rebel forces.
The use of chemical weapons has long been considered a "red line" by President Obama that could prompt more forceful action against the Syrian regime.
"Following a deliberative review, our intelligence community assesses that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin, on a small scale against the opposition multiple times in the last year," Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said.
"The use of chemical weapons violates international norms and crosses clear red lines that have existed within the international community for decades," he added.
Traces of chemical weapons were detected inside Syria months ago, but President Obama insisted on a thorough investigation by the intelligence community to determine who had used them.
It was unclear what new actions the United States might take. But some options might include more direct aid to rebel forces, which are bent on toppling the Assad regime, instituting a no-fly zone or even committing U.S. forces to Syria.
Rhodes said the president will expand non-lethal assistance to rebel forces. He will also "be consulting with Congress on these matters in the coming weeks."
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