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From left: Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat, and Secretary of State John Kerry wait on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 3, 2013, prior to the start of the committee's hearing on President Obama's request for congressional authorization for military intervention in Syria. (Associated Press)
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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks to reporters outside the White House on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, following a meeting between President Obama and congressional leaders to discuss the situation in Syria. Mr. Boehner said he will support the president's call for the U.S. to take action against Syria for alleged chemical weapons use and said his Republican colleagues should support the president, too. (Associated Press)
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President Obama speaks to the press as National Security Adviser Susan Rice (left) and House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, look to him in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 3, 2013, before a meeting with members of Congress to discuss the situation in Syria. (Associated Press)
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President Obama, flanked by House Speaker John Boehner (left), Ohio Republican, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, speaks to media in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Sept. 3, 2013, before a meeting with members of Congress to discuss the situation in Syria. (Associated Press)
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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: "Once we take action [in Syria], we should be prepared for what comes next. Deeper involvement is hard to avoid. As we weigh our options, we should be able to conclude with some confidence that the use of force will move us toward the intended outcome."
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Republican Sens. John McCain (left) of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina speak with reporters after a meeting at the White House with President Obama about the ongoing situation in Syria on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 in Washington. (Associated Press)
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In this Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Syrian children hold signs during a demonstration in Maaret al-Numan, Idlib province, northern Syria. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)
