(Washington Post) Anthony Faiola and Loveday Morris - British forces are drawing up contingency plans for a "proportionate" response to a chemical weapons attack in Syria, the prime minister's office said Tuesday, while France said it is ready to "punish" those responsible, raising the possibility that the European nations could join a possible U.S.-led military strike. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the BBC that U.S. forces are "ready to go," and reiterated that the U.S. wants to work "in concert" with the international community.
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