Dempsey: ""I'm sure there are some things that we did in Libya that could be applicable in a Syria environment"

"... "Of course -- there is always a military option," Dempsey said. 

But he added that while military leaders are "cautious" about the use of force, the situation in Syria could demand it. 

"You'll always find military leaders to be somewhat cautious about the use of force, because we're never entirely sure what comes out on the other side," he said. "But that said, it may come to a point with Syria because of the atrocities." 

Asked whether the Libya model -- in which the U.S. joined with other allies to provide support to anti-regime forces -- could be applied in Syria, Dempsey said it's "risky to apply a template" anywhere. 

"I'm sure there are some things that we did in Libya that could be applicable in a Syria environment or Syria scenario. But I'm very cautious about templates," he said...."