US ( Obama ): 'Common-sense test' holds Assad responsible

Houston Chronicle ^ | Sept 8, 2013 | AP

[Innovative]

The White House asserted Sunday that a "common-sense test" rather than "irrefutable, beyond-a-reasonable-doubt evidence" makes the Syrian government responsible for a chemical weapons attack that President Barack Obama says demands a U.S. military response.

At the same time, chief of staff Denis McDonough acknowledged the risks that military action could drag the U.S. into the middle of a brutal civil war and endanger allies such as Israel with a retaliatory attack.

[blueunicorn6]

Things are going bad when they have to change their reasoning.
They have gone from, “We have proof!” To “Well, it just makes sense!”

[RetSignman]

He could use this and the media would get behind it.

[holden]

If there were any common sense among this administration, there would be no advocacy of war-making until such time that there was proof beyond a resonable doubt, at a minimum.

Even the Carter administration would've been ashamed to bring forth an argument as weak as this one. This is the level of audacity that put the poor film-maker in jail!

If they're willing to bring war on a sovereign country with a country like Russia on their side (while none are on ours) on such rationalization, instituting martial law because of a false flag act (they only need deem it belligerent under the NDAA--no recourse from the courts) of some purported "clinger" (read: Conservative) is already within their bounds, whether to stay in power or toward the ends of any other sinister plan they can suck out of their thumbs.

HF

[R_Kangel]

"US ( Obama ): 'Common-sense test' holds Assad responsible."

.... 'Common-sense test' holds that Obama should be impeached immediately.