ed note–considering all the pressure that has recently been put on Obama viz a viz the Israeli-assisted NSA spy program, we have to assume that this latest announcement is Obama’s way of crying uncle in this wrestling match with Netanyahu and that this will be used to pave the way to even more war which Israel is demanding.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. has concluded that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have used chemical weapons in the country’s civil war with rebels, U.S. officials said, a determination that could lay the ground for a decision by the U.S. to arm the rebels and take other steps expanding American involvement in the conflict.
The finding comes nearly two months after the White House informed Congress that U.S. intelligence agencies believed with “varying degrees of confidence” that Mr. Assad has used chemical weapons, likely including sarin gas. President Barack Obama has said that the use of chemical weapons by Mr. Assad would cross a “red line” for the U.S.
A senior U.S. official said the determination could be used by the White House to sign off on a proposal to arm moderate Syrian rebels and other measures now under consideration.
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