So, not many in the media have been citing this document and all the blogs that are citing it are conservative news organizations, but a Congressional Research Service report stated that the president will need to use 75,000 troops if he wants to actually rid Assad of all chemical weapons. The report reads:
U.S. officials have expressed confidence that chemical weapons stocks in Syria are secured by the Asad regime, which dispatched elite Special Forces for that purpose. Due to the urgency of preventing access to these weapons by unauthorized groups, including terrorists, the United States government has been preparing for scenarios to secure the weapons in the event of the Asad regime’s loss of control. However, this presents unique challenges. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 7, 2012, then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said, “It’s 100 times worse than what we dealt with in Libya. And for that reason, that’s why it’s raised even greater concerns about our ability to address how we can secure those sites.” The Pentagon has estimated that it would take over 75,000 troops to neutralize the chemical weapons.1
So either the President want's to half ass it and pretend that everything will be fine after we launch some missiles into Syria or he wants to go all the way with 75,000 troops.