U.S. Mulls Military Options Against Syria

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The administration of President Barack Obama has
ordered the military to draft options to oust the regime of Syrian President
Bashar Assad.
Officials said the National Security Council and State Department were
directing efforts to review a range of military options to topple the Assad
regime in 2012. They said the military, particularly, U.S. Central Command,
would present proposals to the Joint Chiefs of Staff that would immediately
increase pressure on Damascus.