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U.S. plans to send weapons to Syrian rebels

According to American officials, the Obama administration has decided to begin supplying Syrian rebels with small arms and ammunition in response to a conclusion that President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against opposition forces in his country’s civil war. MSNBC's Thomas Roberts reports and is joined by Sen. Angus King, NBC's Ayman Mohyeldi and retired Four-Star Gen. Barry McCaffrey.