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Obama Weighs Action In Syria
ResumeUpdate 3 p.m.: Secretary of State John Kerry says chemical weapons were used in Syria and accuses Syrian President Bashar Assad of destroying evidence. Hear the updated interview here.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday that the Obama administration was studying intelligence on Syria's purported use of chemical weapons and "will get the facts" before acting.
Hagel said Obama "is considering all different options" and that "if there is any action taken it will be in concert with the international community and within the framework of a legal justification."
Guest
- Tom Bowman, Pentagon reporter for NPR. He tweets @TBowmanNPR.
This segment aired on August 26, 2013.