More details on Syria’s attempts to finalize its chemical weapons disarmament have emerged today, revealing that the tiny fraction of its stockpile yet to be exported is more or less stuck right now amid a rebel offensive.
Though officially the location of the chemicals is a closely guarded secret, the indications are that the remaining chemicals are at Sayqal Air Base, not far east of Yabroud.
While the military had briefly expelled the rebels from Yabroud and the surrounding area, in recent days they’ve been making inroads not far from the base, and the outskirts of the base are “very contested.”
So while the Obama Administration accuses Syria of “stalling,” the reality is that the remnant of their stockpile is in the middle of a battlefield, and not so easy to transport to the coast.
Hmmm…I'm willing to bet that when the "battle" subsides and it's nominally safe to resume the movement and export of the chemicals, when they open the doors to the stockpile they're not going to find any. And at a later date, new chemical attacks by "unknown" perpetrators will occur – with the requisite blame being pointed in all directions.
Remember all those weapons stockpiles Qadaffi supposedly had all around Libya? Remember all the warnings by the US/NATO regarding the control of those weapons? After the smoke cleared, do you remember hearing about the disposition of those weapons? Nope… Most all mention dropped off the information radar. But you know they didn't just disappear. Likewise, the chemicals will disappear, until they reappear in the hands of people with questionable morals.