There's little debate about the ongoing violence in Syria.<br /> <br />This amateur video which could not be independently verified by Reuters shows a familiar scene across the country.<br /> <br />More than 70,000 people have been killed in more than two years of violence.<br /> <br />The question arising now -- are chemical weapons being used.<br /> <br />U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel weighed in at trip to the United Arab Emirates.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY CHUCK HAGEL, IN AN EXCHANGE WITH REPORTERS, AND SAYING:<br /> <br />"The U.S. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in Syria, specifically the chemical agent sarin."<br /> <br />The disclosure, made by the White House in a letter to Congress moves the US closer to declaring that Syria has crossed a "red line"<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY CHUCK HAGEL, IN AN EXCHANGE WITH REPORTERS, AND SAYING:<br /> <br />"We still have
