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Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/10/panetta-no-us-troops-syria-if-chemical-weapons-use/
Panetta: No U.S. Troops in Syria If Chemical Weapons Used
(Washington Times) Kristina Wong - No U.S. ground troops will be sent to Syria to secure chemical weapons if the Syrian regime falls, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday. "We're not working on options that involve boots on the ground." He said the greater challenge is deciding what steps the international community can take to ensure those weapons do not fall into the wrong hands. Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said, "The act of preventing the use of chemical weapons would be almost unachievable."