Pentagon Clarifies Hagel’s Comments That Russia Sent Chemical Weapons to Syria -- ABC News
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel perked up some ears at today’s House Foreign Affairs hearing on Syria with a brief exchange in which he said Russia had supplied chemical weapons to Syria.
It all happened in an exchange with Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., during which Hagel said it’s no secret that the Assad regime has significant stockpiles of chemical weapons.
When Wilson asked where they’d come from, Hagel said, “Well, the Russians supply them. Others are supplying them with those chemical weapons. They make some themselves.”
After the hearing had concluded, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little issued a clarification, explaining that Hagel was referring to the “well-known conventional arms relationship between Syria and Russia.”
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Update: Hagel: Syria's Chemical Weapons May Have Come From Russia -- The Atlantic
My Comment: I am not surprised by the Pentagon's clarification of Hagel's remarks on chemical weapons .... but I also noticed that the Pentagon did not clarify these remarks .... U.S. defense chief says attack on Syria would not be 'pin prick' -- Reuters
Update: Is Russia providing chemical weapons to Syria? -- CNN
