president has deded to send small arms, ammunition, and, perhaps antiank weaponry t the level of -- rebebels. the white house issued a statement declaring the syria has used chemical weapons of the past year and claimed 100 to 150 syrian rebels were k

president has deded to send small arms, ammunition, and, perhaps antiank weaponry t the level of -- rebebels. the white house issued a statement declaring the syria has used chemical weapons of the past year and claimed 100 to 150 syrian rebels were killed. syria denies the claims,nd so doesussia. the president was briefed by junior white house national serity and communications staff on the shift in policy and what it would entail. a briefing creating as many questions as answers. deputy national securi adviser for strategic communicions then rose joined principall3 deputy press secretary to brief the white house press corps on the president'shift. roads world of the united states troops on the ground, but tn went on to say that the administration is not ruling anything out. listen to this. >> the one option that was basically taken off of the table is boots on the ground. for a varie of reasons,e don't at this point believe that the u.s. h and national interest in pursuing a very intense open-ended litary engagements. the no-flyone at this juncture, but again, we -- you know, were not ruli