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<p style="font-size:xx-small;">Top-ranking lawmakers on both sides of the aisle declared Thursday that
the "red line" in Syria has been crossed, calling for "strong" U.S.
and international intervention after administration officials revealed the
intelligence community believes chemical weapons were used.Sen. John McCain,
R-Ariz., and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate intelligence
committee, were among those urging swift action.McCain, who has long called
for more involvement in Syria, voiced concern that the administration would
use "caveats" to avoid acting on the new intelligence. He said America's
enemies are paying "close attention" to whether the U.S. follows through,
as the White House signaled it wanted to see more proof before
responding to the new information."I worry that the president and the administration
will use these caveats as an excuse not to act right away
or act at all," McCain told Fox News. "The president clearly stated
that it was a red line and that it couldn't be crossed
without the United States taking vigorous action."He called for the U.S.
to help establish a no-fly zone and "safe zone" in Syria, as
well as provide weapons to the "right people."Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
first revealed the intelligence assessment, which was detailed in a letter
to select members of Congress, while speaking to reporters on a visit
to Abu Dhabi. The administration then released those letters, which said
U.S. intelligence determined
with varying degrees of confidence that "the
Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in Syria,
specifically the chemical agent sarin."Secretary of State John Kerry further
confirmed that there were two documented instances of chemical weapons use.The
White House, however, stressed that this was not enough to confirm how
the nerve gas was released -- though acknowledged it is "very likely"
to have originated with the regime of Bashar Assad -- and pressed
the United Nations for a "comprehensive" investigation. The letter from
the White House director of the Office of Legislative Affairs to leading
members of the Senate Armed Services Committee said the assessment was based
in part on "physiological samples."McCain, speaking to Fox News, said in
his view the red line "was crossed."Feinstein, an important voice on matters
of intelligence and security, also said it is "clear" those lines have
been crossed and "action must be taken to prevent larger scale use."She
added, in a statement: "Syria has the ability to kill tens of
thousands with its chemical weapons. The world must come together to prevent
this by unified action which results in the secure containment of Syria's
significant stockpile of chemical weapons. On the basis of this new assessment,
which is matched by France and the United Kingdom, I urge the
United Nations Security Council -- including Russia -- to finally take strong
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