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of the civil war in syria. >> despite the fact u.n. officials have calle called ita civil war other western governments have called it a civil war. the white house seems reluctant to weigh in and say that it has reached that sort of december level.of desperate >> we do not and have not supplied weapons to the syrian opposition. you know our position on that and we have made it very clear. that position has not changed. >> that obviously was jay carney talking about supplying weapons and the fact that the u.s. has not done it to a syrian opposition. but he also said that he and the rest of the u.s. administration do not believe getting involved in terminology such as civil war or not civil war is actually helpful. they just want to get rid of assad. >> they haven't been successful yet. >> they have been trying for a year. >> shepard: and we are not giving the rebels weapons is