US is probably lying about chemical attack
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The question asked by Iranian and Russian media is why would the Assad regime commit the “crazy” act of using poison gas weapons when it would be a gift to the rebels at a time when they are being routed.
The answer given by Western pundits is that the Syrian government wants to instil terror in the civilian population that backs the rebels so they loose their will to fight.
Fair enough, but then the question remains: Why use chemical weapons to achieve this goal?
The Assad government has at its disposal bombers and heavy artillery that can kill thousands in a short period of time.
In Gaza and Falluja, the Israeli and the American military as well as Assad in Syria has done just that.
No, it is not somehow “more pleasant” to be ripped apart by shrapnel as opposed to suffocating in a gas attack.
The reality is that the US used the lie of chemical weapons to attack Iraq in 2003 and now they are doing it again.
Sam Khoury
