You are exactly right. Of course it’s about regime change and not about chemical weapons. That’s the three card monty trick. I had come to this conclusion even before the Putin gambit based on the fact that you cite later in your very fine post. If the goal were, in fact, chemical weapons, then lobbing a few cruise missiles after ample time has passed to allow the weapons to be moved, hidden or buried accomplishes exactly nothing. Well, not quite nothing, it purports to enhance the “manliness” of the boy president. But either way, even before the Putin gambit, there was enough there to see that a fast one was being pulled.
I suspect the original plan was to use this as a Tonkin Gulf incident and morph slowly into regime change a la Libya. The evidence was there before, you saw it, I saw it, Putin saw it, and now the bluff has been called.
Nice post.
I honestly didn’t have it figured out. Some really great posts figured things out. I wish more people could read this entire postings and follow the discussion. Then if someone in the media can ask the tough questions we can see what the response would be.
I’m sure there are more things involved than just who controls ME energy, but one thing is clear. If you’re trying to get world support for toppling Assad what would be more effective in bringing the various factions together and esp the MSM?
A. The beheading of Priests, killing of nuns and burning of Christian Churches.
B. Chemical weapons allegely being used by Assad against Women and Children.
C. Roadside killing of soldiers