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nd his allies insisted that the momentum in
the civil war is now in their favor and that the world's
reluctance to intervene in the conflict is more evidence that the Assad
regime is regaining its hold on the country.Obama signaled Tuesday he would
consider U.S. military action against Syria if "hard, effective evidence"
is found to bolster intelligence that chemical weapons have been used in
the civil war. Damascus has denied it has used chemical weapons, saying
the Syrian rebels are trying to frame the regime.The U.S. has provided
humanitarian aid to the Syrians and helped bolster the defenses along the
borders in neighboring Turkey and Jordan, but has preferred to let other
nations send in more lethal assistance.A key obstacle in the debate over
providing weapons has been U.S. concerns that any U.S. weapons would end
up in the hands of Al Qaeda-linked groups helping the Syrian opposition
or any of the other extremist groups in the region, such as
Lebanon-based Hezbollah.Last month, the head of the extremist Jabhat al-Nusra
group, one of the most powerful and effective rebel groups in Syria,
pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. U.S. officials
say that since then they have seen anecdotal evidence and intelligence assessments
that suggest that al-Nusra's gains within Syria have slowed, both because
of the group's public links to Al Qaeda and the U.S. designation
of al-Nusra as a terrorist organization. Other oppositi
was out
of the country.That meant the authority then reverted directly to the U.S.
State Department, and oversight of the response to the attack that night
fell to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Undersecretary of State
Patrick Kennedy, who were calling the shots.Sources said that shortly after
the attack began around 9:40 p.m., special forces put out the calls
for assets to be moved into position."What that does is that enacts
.. every asset, every element to respond and it becomes a global
priority," one source said. "I would tell you that was given and
the only reason it was given is because of special operations pack."However,
the source said, "Assets did not move."The failure of the State Department
or White House to give the military permission to go into Libya,
according to the source, only accentuates the significant breakdown in communication
among the State Department, military, CIA and White House."I can see the
initial confusion in the beginning. I mean, you have a situation that's
developing. The problem with the State Department is they don't have procedures
in place. And if they do, they haven't practiced or exercised them.
And now they are making up for all the mistakes they have
made, with excuse. And there is no excuse," the source said, describing
a "huge breakdown between State and military."Last October, then-Defense
Secretary Leon Panetta defended the response, saying the military was reluctant
to p
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