Syria war: At least 70 killed in suspected chemical attack

[Peter1469]

Thats one theory, but I suspect that nothing about the origin of this attack will be verified.

Certainly.

[MMC]

Sounds like a classic false flag operation.

A rational Assad and Russia would wait for a US withdrawal to do this sort of thing.

The Syrians, Iranians with their Shia Militia from Iraq, and the Russians have had them surrounded. Sounds like the Rebels imbedded down in Douma and the Trio couldn't penetrate any further.

[Peter1469]

I smell bull $#@!.

[Max Rockatansky]

Where did the Rebels get a helicopter from?

The Russians. Those $#@!ers will sell to anybody.

FWIW, I strongly doubt it was the rebels or the CIA. Sure, if ISIS or the Jihadists had chemical weapons and the means to use them, they probably would, but Assad has a long history of using chemical weapons. He's the most likely source.

[Max Rockatansky]

Sounds like a classic false flag operation.

A rational Assad and Russia would wait for a US withdrawal to do this sort of thing.

Keypoint being a "rational" Assad. He's a tin-plated dictator. Nothing about his past actions are rational.

[MMC]

I smell bull $#@!.

That's not bull$#@!.....that's Chlorine being dumped by the Russians.

[roadmaster]

The US needs to stop depending on other intelligence and send our own people to find out who did this. Trump needs to be smart on this one because the US has been led astray on other things.

[MisterVeritis]

If we are eager to go to war then let's debate it in Congress and declare it. Or not.

Tell me why I should care that Syrians are murdering Syrians.

Don't we have far more Americans murdering other Americans? In Chicago alone, we have seen more than 100 murders. Should we declare war on Chicago? Maybe we should obliterate a few neighborhoods with cruise missiles. Or warn the mayor against further violence?

[roadmaster]

Syrian news agency: Air defenses confronted missile attack on air base in central Syria, shot down 8 missiles

U.S. officials: The United States is not carrying out airstrikes in Syria

Who is?

[Ethereal]

There is absolutely no proof that a chemical attack even took place, much less that Syrian forces were responsible for it.

The groups accusing Syrian forces of committing the attack are Jihadist rebels who want to overthrow the Syrian government. They are not the least bit credible, and have every incentive to lie and exaggerate.

This is obviously another desperate ploy by the Jihadists to get western powers to intervene on their behalf.