The Syrian regime's alleged use of chemical weapons is a threat to U.S. security interests, said U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
Hagel told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the attack could embolden other regimes, like North Korea, to use their stockpiles, and encourage other governments to acquire them.
Pressing the administration's case, Secretary of State John Kerry said "this debate is about the world's red line -- it's about humanity's red line -- and it's a line that anyone with a conscience should draw."
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