Rogers: Syrian Chemical Weapon Exchange Would Be 'Humanitarian Disaster'

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Rep. Mike Rogers (R., Mich.) continued to assert that there exists a "high probability" the Assad regime in Syria has used chemical weapons, calling it a threat to the Middle East and a possible "humanitarian disaster" Wednesday on Fox News.

"We believe they have this intention to use, we think they've used a small quantity within the last two years," Rogers said. "Shouldn't we use what capabilities we have to make sure that they don't compound the 70,000 deaths with a chemical weapon exchange here that would be a humanitarian disaster? The refugee problem is already destabilizing our allies in the Middle East. This thing is growing more complicated and more dangerous to our national security interests, and indecision is as dangerous as getting this thing wrong. We need to move forward in a smart and small way so that it's not a big and ugly way later."

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