Syria’s ‘Rapidly Spinning Out of Control,’ Panetta Says
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The killing of Syria’s defense minister and President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law indicates the government may not be able to control the outcome of escalating warfare, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said.
Assad has ignored repeated calls by the U.S. and its allies to step down and make way for a peaceful transition of power, Panetta said today in a news conference at the Pentagon after meeting with U.K. Secretary of State for Defense Philip Hammond.