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U.S. Says Assad Regime Has Used Chemical Weapons

Season 2013 Episode 1640 | 1m 29s

The Obama administration announced late Thursday that it could conclude that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against rebels. National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said the Assad regime has used the nerve agent Sarin on a small-scale multiple times.

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