US Considers Military Strikes in Syria

The Obama administration is currently ‘deliberating’ over whether to launch a military assault on Syria, Joint Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey told the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday.

In response to Senator John McCain’s urgings for direct US military strikes on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Dempsey stated:

McCain has pledged to prevent the re-appointment of Dempsey over what he deems is his reluctance to intervene militarily in Syria.