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Obama Admin. Official: Assad Will ‘Still Be Able to Eat Cheerios’ After U.S. Strike

By Daniel Halper
Published September 9, 2013 2:01pm ET
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Obama Admin. Official: Assad Will ‘Still Be Able to Eat Cheerios’ After U.S. Strike
Syrian strongman Bashar Assad will “still be able to eat Cheerios” after a U.S. strike, but he’ll have to use a fork and not a spoon. At least that’s the metaphor one Obama administration official used to describe the nature of a U.S. strike to USA Today. The strike, as envisioned, would be limited in […]

Syrian strongman Bashar Assad will “still be able to eat Cheerios” after a U.S. strike, but he’ll have to use a fork and not a spoon. At least that’s the metaphor one Obama administration official used to describe the nature of a U.S. strike to USA Today.

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