Congress is holding its first public hearings about U.S. plans for military intervention in Syria as President Barack Obama seeks to convince skeptical Americans and their lawmakers about the need to respond to last month’s alleged sarin gas attack outside Damascus. Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Martin Dempsey appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday. A classified briefing open to all members of Congress took take place as well.
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:12:15 +0000
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