By Cheryl Pellerin
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2013 – President Barack Obama believes the threat of a U.S. attack was the driving force behind a possible diplomatic solution to controlling Syria\’s stockpiles of chemical weapons, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said here today as he and top defense officials asked a House panel to authorize Obama\’s proposal to use military force there.
Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey testified this morning before the House Armed Services Committee on the president\’s proposal, and on a new proposal offered by Kerry himself.
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