"US Intel At Odds Over Location Of Syria Chemical Weapons"

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US Intel At Odds Over Location Of Syria Chemical Weapons

by Barbara Starr at CNN

http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/13/us-intel-at-odds-over-location-of-syria-chemical-weapons/?hpt=hp_t2

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American intelligence analysts are at odds over what the United States knows about the location of Syria's chemical weapons, CNN has learned.

Disagreement within the intelligence community surfaced over the past few weeks as spy agencies observed Syria - fearing a possible U.S. military strike - moving a significant amount of chemical weaponry, according to two U.S. officials familiar with internal discussions.

The lack of consensus raises concerns about accountability should the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad proceed with its stated intention of turning over chemical stockpiles to international control and creates potential targeting problems should the United States opt for military action, CNN has learned.

At one end of the spectrum, some analysts believe the United States might not be able to verify the location of up to 50 percent of Syria's chemical weapons, the officials said. At the other end, some agencies conclude the United States knows where most of them are stored, both officials said.



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1. Any way you slice it, I want those chemical weapons out of the hands of everybody in Syria.

If the rebels win the civil war, al Qaeda could get their hands on them.