Even US reports saying the same:
AP sources: Intelligence on weapons no ‘slam dunk’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3060133/posts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The intelligence linking Syrian President Bashar Assad or his inner circle to an alleged chemical weapons attack that killed at least 100 people is no “slam dunk,” with questions remaining about who actually controls some of Syria’s chemical weapons stores and doubts about whether Assad himself ordered the strike, U.S. intelligence officials say.
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However, multiple U.S. officials used the phrase “not a slam dunk” to describe the intelligence picture ....
A report by the Office of the Director for National Intelligence outlining that evidence against Syria is thick with caveats. It builds a case that Assad’s forces are most likely responsible while outlining gaps in the U.S. intelligence picture. Relevant congressional committees were to be briefed on that evidence by teleconference call on Thursday, U.S. officials and congressional aides said.
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Observations:
1) Obama’s strike coalition is falling apart
2) Deals are being made behind closed doors
3) Obama and WH Josh Earnest are both saying today/yesterday that even if Obama has to act alone, he will act as he sees fit IF it serves US national security interests (whose definition is already being dumbed down)
4) YET...Chuck Hagel said today?: “I have said it on a number of occasions-—If any action would be taken against Syria, it would be in international collaboration.”
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CNN crawler is saying, “Report showing Assad’s govt used chem agents will be declassified before any action is taken, Obama adm says.”
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May be premature to be so cynical, but the US will give the classified report to some legislators, the declassified report to the rest...and perhaps the public.
Is the report going to review Assad’s PAST chem sins? Will the report rely on the phone-call intercepts as reported by the “FORMER” Mossad agent? BTW: His info hasn’t been debunked, but the nature of the dialogue intercepted has been debunked (in no way pointing to a smoking gun of Assad’s guilt). IIRC, the nature of the call was something to the effect: “What the hell just happened.”
I remain deeply suspicious that the US has Assad’s smoking gun.
FINALLY, “FOX’ James Rosen has received info from ME sources about the likely targets in the event of a US strike-—which will include the Assad regime’s command and control and its artillery and rocket stores used to deliver chem weapons. Pentagon sources describe the mission as a ‘deter and degrade” strike.”
NYT: “No smoking gun”
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#UN council powers meeting again on #Syria http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/russia-calls-urgent-council-meeting-syria-20107320 …
Envoys from the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China entered the meeting Thursday afternoon at U.N. headquarters.
A tension-filled meeting Wednesday ended with the council bitterly divided over a U.K.-proposed resolution to authorize the use of military force against Syria in retaliation for an alleged chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds near Damascus.
Russia remains firmly opposed to such action, saying there is no evidence the Syrian regime was responsible for the attack, as the U.S. and its allies contend.
A Western diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks were private, said Russia called Thursday’s meeting. Russia’s U.N. mission refused to comment.
...”I remain deeply suspicious that the US has Assad’s smoking gun”.....
What they do with it will be another story....but I agree...otherwise why didn’t they let the UN Investigation Team remain long enough to investigate further what Assad had to show them....note ‘it was Obama’ who denied Assad’s request to have them remain a little longer..
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