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Thursday, March 08, 2012

General warns of Syrian bioweapons, Iran threat

The top U.S. commander in the Middle East will warn Congress on Tuesday against efforts to scale back the Navy’s presence in the embattled region, saying threats from Iran and elsewhere will require more ships and maritime missile defense capabilities.

Marine Gen. James Mattis, head of U.S. Central Command, also said Syria has a “substantial’’ chemical and biological weapons capability and thousands of shoulder-launched missiles.

Until now, the U.S. military has largely declined to describe the expanse of weapons that President Bashar Assad’s regime has at its disposal.

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