[Rich21IE]

Uh, yea; maybe. We’re supposed to believe the Clinton administration; Debka Files, political front mag for the Israeli gov’t and a “senior” Israeli official? There’s one small problem with all of this; chemical weapons, by their very nature, disburse in unpredictable ways. Syria is a small place and the use of WMD’s against an entrenched enemy would likely cause significant colateral damage. Unless I’m mistaken, Assad and his family still reside in Damascus.

[GonzoGOP]

Syria is a small place and the use of WMD’s against an entrenched enemy would likely cause significant collateral damage.

It depends on what agent was used. Some, like Sarin, have very short life spans and can be used to wipe out an entrenched enemy, but break down naturally within a day or two. Others, like VX, can stay toxic for very long periods of time.

[GonzoGOP]

Second reply; One of the posts above listed the agent as BZ. While not working on exactly the same methods you can think of it as an LSD gas. BZ is a nonlethal incapacitating agent. Assad wouldn’t be worried about using it in the least. It just makes the victims easier to shoot while they wander around absorbed in their hallucinations.

[PghBaldy]

There is no unnamed Israeli official- he is:

Yuval Steinitz, the newly appointed minister of intelligence and strategic affairs, conflicts with U.S. assessments

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/03/20/israel-chemicalweapons-syria.html