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Mattis vague about whether chlorine gas attacks would trigger US response in Syria

By Jamie McIntyre
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Mattis vague about whether chlorine gas attacks would trigger US response in Syria

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis refused to be pinned down Tuesday about whether the use of chlorine gas as a weapon would trigger a military response against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

In his first Pentagon news conference since becoming Pentagon chief, Mattis said the use of chemical weapons, which violates international law, would not be tolerated in Syria.

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