The White House has said it opposes military intervention in Syria because it would lead to greater chaos and escalate the humanitarian crisis in the country, but defended providing aid to the opposition. White House spokesman Jay Carney told a press briefing that while military action is an option that remains on the table for Syria, such an intervention is not the right course of action at this point. \"We do not believe that militarization, further militarization of the situation in Syria at this point is the right course of action,\" Carney said. \"We believe that it would lead to greater chaos, greater carnage.\"