Gen. Dempsey: Pressure on Syria's Assad to mount
Source: CBS
CBS News) Pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad is likely to mount after the United Nations Security Council unanimously rebuked the Syrian government for its role in the massacre of more than 100 civilians last week, President Obama's top military adviser said Monday.
"The events in Syria over the weekend are just horrific. Atrocious, really. I expect that the international community, that pressure will mount," Gen. Martin Dempsey said in an interview with "CBS This Morning."
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top military official in the United States, said the United States would be prepared to act if all other options are exhausted.
"I think that diplomatic pressure should always precede any discussions about military options. And that is my job by the way, is options, not policy. And so, we will be prepared to provide (military) options if asked to do so," Dempsey said.
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