Posted on 06/17/2015 2:07:11 AM PDT by SaveFerris
WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday he's "absolutely certain" that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against civilians.
Since the beginning of Syria's civil war in 2011, there have been a number of accusations that Assad has employed the use of gas chemicals against rebels and civilians. Most recently, Human Rights Watch said it found evidence the government used chemical weapons in the Idlib governate in attacks spanning two weeks in March.
"I am absolutely certain -- we are certain -- that the preponderance of those attacks have been carried out by the regime, and we're putting together a portfolio of that data that supports that," he said Tuesday during the State Department's daily briefing. "But that is not to say that some element of an opposition may not have had access at one point in time or another and have actually utilized something at one point in time or another.
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That’s too bad. Maybe they should change their government.
What a mess. Then we could have ISIS with WMD in the form of chemical weapons.
Holy cow.
Will Obama be a Paper Tiger? Or will he reign in this loose cannon.
Obama’s had this disturbing obsession with deposing the Boy Assad. I’ve always considered Bashar to be a total POS; but if Obama wants him gone, he must have some redeeming qualities....
It’s not gonna matter much anyway. Obama is going to bring all the Syrians here to the US and make them citizens.
ISIs is not coming here. Have we given them landing craft as well as humvees?
Can’t people see they are getting played here? The end result is to pick a fight with Iran.
ISIS is not a threat to the U.S., nor are they attacking any of our interests. Can we be mad because Iraq is falling apart? Sure. But that’s what happens when you try to export “freedom” to people who didn’t want it in the first place.
I don’t know about Iran. It smells to me like they’re closer to picking a war with China or Russia. Seems unlikely because those would be something else indeed. Perhaps something to distract the peoples from the economy. It seemed that way with the North Korea thing and the Sony “hack” which turned out to be a former employee.
Guess it depends upon whether ISIS was really camped in Mexico. Given that the southern border ain’t that hard to crack, I don’t feel any better.
I think they’re gonna make a deal with Iran and declare “victory” regardless of the deal’s details.
I meant to say, hope not, because China or Russia would be a big thing indeed /Captain Obvious
Soooo,
Hows about obammy’s. Red line there kerry ya dork?
Nothing more difinitive than the "at one point in time or another" approach.
PROVE IT
Just wait until Iran uses their nukes Jonny Boy.
“Will Obama be a Paper Tiger?”.........
Your question has been answered many, many times.
Lol.
Last time the zero admin tried this tack, it was proven that the terrorists used the chemical weapons and that is was chlorine.
The French are on his butt to do something and he is ginning up a reason and the courage to act.
He is not doing this without provocation
imho
Barry should draw a line in the State Dept. for Kerry. AFP is FUBAR.
Guess where the Russian Army moved Sadam’s WMD?
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