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U.S. Has Range of Military Options in Syria after Revelation of Chemical Weapons Use
(AP-Washington Post) U.S. commanders have laid out a range of possible options for military involvement in Syria, but they have made it clear that any action would likely be either with NATO backing or with a coalition of nations. The military options could include establishing a no-fly zone or a secured area within Syria, launching airstrikes by drones and fighter jets and sending in tens of thousands of ground forces to secure the regime's chemical weapons caches. There are currently no U.S. aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean. In testimony to Congress last week, Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was asked whether he was confident that U.S. forces could secure the chemical weapons caches within Syria. He replied, "Not as I sit here today, simply because they've been moving it and the number of sites is quite numerous."