Panetta: Syrian chemical threat lessening

The US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters Tuesday that Syria may be backing off any plans to use chemical weapons against rebel forces. US officials continue to monitor the situation very closely, he said during a flight to Kuwait, “and we continue to make it clear to them that they should not under any means make use of these chemical weapons against their own population. That would produce serious consequences.”

 

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