Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies on his nomination to serve a second two-year term during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., July 18, 2013. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Hinton
As ‘Tide Seems To Have Shifted’ In Assad’s Favour, U.S. Considering Military Action In Syria: Top General -- National Post/The Telegraph
NEW YORK — The U.S. is considering the use of military force in Syria, the country’s top general said Thursday.
Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he has provided President Barack Obama with options for military strikes in Syria, where the civil war has cost at least 93,000 lives.
He told a Senate hearing that under current conditions, he believed President Bashar Assad would still be in power in a year’s time.
“Currently the tide seems to have shifted in his favour,” he said.
The Obama administration has said that it will supply small arms to Syrian rebels, but has so far resisted calls from some senators to intervene with U.S. military forces or implement a no-fly zone.
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