Hutch Starskey
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^LOLIt didn't happen? Show us what "really" happened.do you really believe that? you are a gullible tool of the radical left. you probably believe that the muslims you elected to congress have the best interests of the USA at heart too.
*** THIS IS OFF-TOPIC; HOWEVER, INFO REGARDING ISIL-SYRIA & USE OF CHEM WEAPONS
SHORT ANSWER:
Actually, there is evidence to support both ISIL and al-Assad used Chemical Weapons. The former is suspected of using captured Syrian chems to con the US, already warning Assad we would enter the fight is chems were used again, into attacking Assad / entering the war. At various points, however, BOTH used chems.
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Many people on this board claim to know what they are talking about. Having actual expertise in that area of the world I am actually one of the few who actually do. (Stating a fact, not bragging - believe it or not, I don't really care....)
In the midst of the on-going civil war, which included at one point as many as 6 separate entities / forces in Syria, The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) fighters overran a Syrian base where chemical weapons were stored. Although they did not hold the base long, it appears they held it long enough.
Not long after that chemical weapons were sued against the Syrian people, and both sides pointed fingers. President Obama was fed what initial information we had at the time, that the chemical weapons that were used on the Syrians came from one of al-Assad's bases. Based on that information President Obama moved to react swiftly. He had the right intentions - to step in and make sure Al-Assad would not use chemical weapons on his own people again. The problem was some of our experts were still trying to identify what faction / group was in what part of the country at that time. We knew fighting had been going on at / near that base but did not have all the information needed to definitively declare 'X' did it, 100% guaranteed. (Attempting to investigate in the middle of a war involving 4 - 6 different factions gaining and ceding ground daily was, to say the least, 'difficult'.)
Against counsel / advice Obama went world-wide with his 'Red Line'. (In real-world situations like this you NEVER BLUFF. Having to back down if someone calls you on it on the world stage is a sign of weakness...to our allies and our enemies.)
Obama did not just tell Syrian President al-Assad that if chemical weapons were used again we would hold him accountable, we told his enemies as well. They were listening. Yes, I am suggesting that ISIS 'played' Obama by using Assad's chemical weapons on the populace to frame Assad and to goad the might of the US military t0 enter the war against Assad, basically helping terrorists overthrow another nation's leaders for them to take over, like was done in Libya.
al-Assad is Putin's boy, though, and Russia scrambled to head that off by doing their own investigation. They turned all of their evidence over to the UN, who was also doing their own investigation. THE RESULTS?
It is unclear still if ISIL used the chems 1st, both times or if they and Assad's forces used them. The UN reported, however, that at some point in this conflict BOTH ISIL used WMD.
Government, ‘Islamic State’ Known to Have Used Gas in Syria, Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Head Tells Security Council | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) had been identified as responsible for the use of sulfur mustard at Umm Hawsh, and Syria as accountable for the use of sarin at Khan Shaykhun, Edmond Mulet, Head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)‑United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism, told the Security Council this afternoon.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) had been identified as responsible for the use of sulfur mustard at Umm Hawsh, and Syria as accountable for the use of sarin at Khan Shaykhun, Edmond Mulet, Head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism, told the Security Council this afternoon.
Presenting the Mechanism’s seventh report (document S/2017/904), he said that despite the challenges of investigating complex cases in the midst of an armed conflict, it had taken great care to ensure that its methodology and findings were technically and scientifically sound.
Here's the link to the article where the Russians claimed to have found evidence of chem weapon usage by the terrorists:
Russia Says They Have Evidence Chemical Attack Was Staged, And They Predicted A "False Flag" Last Month
As you know, Assad forces used chems later, and we had definitive evidence. President Trump did not hesitate to take action this time, ordering a military strike in response to the use of chemical weapons again by al-Assad's forces.
What a trainwreck.