https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/08/can-social-media-disarm-syrias-chemical-arsenal/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 01:02:03 -0400<![CDATA[In public, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned what was left of the regime’s leadership to protect the state’s large stockpile of chemical weapons. Privately, the U.S. intelligence community began to worry that the Syrian officials known to have the ability to authorize the use of that arsenal were now dead or gravely injured.]]>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:35:44 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/08/can-social-media-disarm-syrias-chemical-arsenal-n99972