| U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C), Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a hearing on the authorization of use of force in Syria on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, Sept. 3, 2013. U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday secured the key backing of House leaders in his push for military action in Syria, as his administration continued to persuade the rest of Congress by sending Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to make the case in a Senate hearing. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun) |
