Securing Syria Chemical Weapons May Take Tens Of Thousands Of Troops

A U.S. Army recruit practices securing the area during a chemical weapons exercise at basic training at the Fort Sill Army PostWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies are discussing a worst-case scenario that could require tens of thousands of ground troops to go into Syria to secure chemical and biological weapons sites following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's government, according to U.S. and diplomatic officials. These secret discussions assume that all of Assad's security forces disintegrate, leaving chemical and biological weapons sites in Syria vulnerable to pillaging. …

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