On Thursday, Jordanian officials confirmed that U.S. special operations forces and their Jordanian counterparts have been training at a compound some 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Syrian border how to protect civilians from possible chemical attacks.
“With chemical weapons, it starts to get so beyond the pale,” Bucci said of the potential threat. “It scares the heck out of everybody, rightfully.”
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