Posted on 06/14/2013 2:37:20 AM PDT by markomalley
A senior Russian MP holds that the recent White House statement of chemical weapons use by the Syrian government is as false as the notorious reports about Iraqi WMDs.
“The data about Assad’s use of chemical weapons is fabricated by the same facility that made up the lies about Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction. Obama is walking George W. Bush’s path,” the head of the Duma’s Foreign Affairs Committee Aleksey Pushkov tweeted.
The Russian MP was referring to the 2003 invasion in Iraq prompted by the US and UK claims that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction that threatened neighboring nations. The UN probe into the matter was underway as the invasion started and no traces of WMD have been discovered on Iraqi territory since the war ended, prompting accusations that the US administration and special services fabricated the data to get an excuse to start the conflict.
In comments to Russian news agencies Pushkov noted that the supplies of arms from the US to the Syrian rebels would hardly lead to the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s regime. He added that the government in Syria is supported by “a significant, if not the larger, part of the population” and the Syrian military “show a high degree of resistance.”
Pushkov also forecast that the United States would now attempt to further escalate the situation.
“Now they are arming the rebels but then they will come to some form of direct military involvement. We cannot exclude the possibility of cruise missile strikes and if this measure brings no result – of direct military intervention,” he said.
The statement was made shortly after US authorities publicly announced that they had proof that pro-government forces used chemical weapons, like the nerve agent sarin in the Syrian conflict, killing at least 150 people. At the same time, the US side claimed that there was no proof about similar actions from the rebels’ side.
US Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes has told the press that President Barack Obama has decided to boost the US support to the Syrian opposition forces and that this would now include military support. The detailed orders will be issued within the nearest weeks after Obama consults with the Congress, the official added.
Earlier last week UK and France said that their probes into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria showed that the pro-government forces did it at least once causing casualties among rebels and called the international community for immediate action. Many officials, including top Russian politicians, noted that the impartiality of British and French researchers is under question and urged an independent probe.
The UN is currently preparing its own independent investigation, but it might take a long time. Syrian government has said it was ready to accept the UN delegation and help with the investigation.
In late March one of the conflicting parties in Syria allegedly used a sarin-charged missile near the city of Aleppo. The government and rebels now accuse each other of the attack that killed at least 25 people.
While the UK, France and now the United states accuse pro-Assad forces, Turkish media said in early June that the country’s security forces had found sarin gas in the homes of members of the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front – one of the main groups opposing the Syrian government.
Russian officials have repeatedly condemned the use of chemical weapons and urged an all-sided and unbiased research into all incidents connected with the issue.
Didn’t Democrats complain when Bush said there was WMD in Iraq? Come on Barry you can get more clever than simply repeating the George W. Bush playbook. Step up your game Obummer, you the man. if you really want to be the world’s greatest con man you gotta get more creative.
Scandal Deflection Mode in effect...
Dog Wagging initiated.
Somehow I do not believe this administration’s narrative that the Syrian govt is behind the use of chem weapons.
Would Barry lie to you?
What a coincidence. Just a day or two after the rebels warned that if the US does not aid them directly they will lose ground in Syria. Emperor Zero determines that the Syrians have used WMD and he will now aid the rebels directly. Fancy that.
Life imitating art.
Hussein plays Wag-the-Dog.
News at six.
Ask a Liberal why they hate Bush again and then say Obama done the same and more
There is no doubt in my mind that our Intelligence Agencies are doing Obama’s dirty work for him and claiming that Assad used chemical weapons.
However just to make thing clear, Clinton , and the Democrats had declared that Hussein did have these weapons. they only denied their own words after Bush attacked.
Obama wants to aid his Muslim Al Qaeda friends.
Assad regime using chemical weapon defies common sense and logic. So how many were supposed to be killed by sarin gas or whatever it is? 100-200 at most, out of close to 100K fatalities since the onset of conflict in Syria. Weapon of Mass Destruction my ass.
Don’t forget the Muslim Brotherhood too. They’re the political wing of Al Qaeda.
I’ve written all my libs off long ago... I talk to them, sure, but refusedly NOT about politics, which puzzles them. They’re expecting thousands of ‘I told you so!’ and aren’t getting them.
Liberals who have carried POSHITUS need to continue to feel all alone, and shunned. If ALL the ones in my life called me up TODAY to admit their wrongness and culpability, I’d tell them too bad, you’ve gone way out of your way to prove you are NOT foxhole material.
I am the one alone, I am surrounded by these liberal ghouls. I can’t find any conservatives and I am drowning.
Just stay with us. Take up shooting at a range, you’ll find the people you need to be with.
I felt that way when I was working with foreigners at the China Daily. The Chinese were mostly conservative and cool but all the foreigners wanted to out-Mao Mao. So when I appeared on CCTV News in Beijing to criticize Barry and Hillary, it was the foreigners not the Chinese who got me blacklisted from the Chinese media. So I really feel your pain, but hang in there. People will respect you more for not being a lame follower. I’ve even had some Leftist foreigners in China say they respect me for my courage and some said they feel a bit jealous because some lean conservative but they’re too scared to admit it publicly.
Uuuuu, now they've made Obama mad.
Of course, this is what happens, when you are a serial liar, eventually no one believes you. Mr. President, just blame the teleprompter, it wasn't your words you spoke. Perfect excuse.
I believe the Russians, over this administration.
“Obama is walking George W. Bush’s path.”
I see this more as resembling Kosovo under Clinton than anything Bush did ... either Bush.
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