On Thursday, diplomats were openly talking about the US trying to figure out ways to kickstart a new round of chemical weapons allegations against Syria, saying the US was looking to “create a way to attribute blame” for rumors of chlorine gas use.
By Friday morning, like clockwork, Western diplomats were making the rounds with a new set of claims related to trace amounts of chemical agents found at a military research site in Syria, with the US declaring it proof Syria had been lying about its chemical weapons program.
Syria had a massive chemical weapons program at once point, but the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has already confirmed the destruction of those weapons and facilities.
The US has been resenting this for some time, as the disarmament agreement threw a monkey wrench into their 2013 plans to invade Syria, and has been looking to come up with some way to spin the disarmament as incomplete.
The reality, of course, is that the chlorine releases in Syria, declared “weapons” by the US, have largely been explained away as conventional attacks causing chemical leaks at industrial sites during urban combat.
US officials have treated explanations for such incidents not only as not credible, but not particularly welcome, and are trying to find any excuse to push new UN Security Council action against Syria.
It would be really nice – and ethical – if the allowed use of unnamed sources is ended. "Western Diplomats" doesn't mean anything of value. Use their names…such as Samantha Power, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, and all those unnamed "diplomats" who say they have proof, but don't really.
No one with a brain is going to believe claims like this without verifiable proof. And power and her band of merry mischief makers are not credible sources.
"No one with a brain is going to believe claims like this"
Fortunately for Our Dear Leaders few Americans still have brains. Apparently they've been eaten by Zombies.
Most Americans are dumber than a can of paint, from watching television all their lives. When they do a poll on anything….at least 50% of the population is too stupid to even form any type of opinion one way or the other.
more likely is they text their BFF to find out what they should say…which is why goombas like Beck, Vannity and the Pinheaded fat one have so much power.
those friggin things are everywhere…aren't they.
The US is desperate for some gain, any gain. Assad has handed in his chemical weapons? Inconvenient, it takes away the excuses. Especially now that the ´new rebels´ are already showing signs of independence from Western directives, although the premise that they would fight ISIS or al-Qaeda was ridiculous. Such a premise only holds water in Western drawing-rooms where brains are scarce and ignorance is rife. Apparently, the US planners consider these ´rebels´ the same as old-time Chicago thugs with whom business could be done. But I agree with the other commentators, few Americans seem to have any normal reactions; your goebbelite press has planted enough Pavlovian (Knee-jerk) reactions into their brains no one is capable of honest-to-God reactions. Or feelings.
If Assad is the US' target of regime change, why are we attacking ISIS? ISIS is the main opponent of Assad, so instead of hampering them in overthrowing him, why aren't we airdropping weapons and supplies to their troops in the field? Go ahead and let them get him out of the way, and then we can deal with ISIS later if we've got the stomach for it.
I'm sure Israel will go along with it, since if Syria goes Lebanon is sure to follow and that would eliminate the Iranian-backed Hezbollah which has thwarted Israel's schemes for so long. Jordan might fall as well, leaving Israel a nice buffer they've always wanted.
Sounds legit, every bit of it. Yep- good foreign policies, every one.
The Israelis don't want a buffer, they want the land/water/resources. Then they'll find the most desolate corner of the new Empire and forcibly move all the non-Jews there (except those who do the cleaning and laundry, of course.)