WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. military commander says the situation in Syria is too complicated right now to provide opposition forces with lethal aid.Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, the top officer at U.S. Central Command, said Tuesday he is concerned that U.S. enemies might wind up with weapons that are given to the rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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