i hope they make bloody dam sure it was Assad and his people before they go off half cocked - as it stands right now, they no proof as to who exactly ordered and used the chems
And the UN Inspectors are only mandated to verify if chemical weapons were used, not who used them..
Meanwhile, the US seems ready to attack Assad, Britain is moving military assets to Cypress..
Me, I'm in agreement with the Russians on this one.
Here's a representative sample of fuller quotes from Sergei Lavrov's earlier press conference, courtesy of AP and Reuters:
They cannot produce evidence, but keep on saying that the 'red line' has been crossed and they cannot wait any longer...
The use of force without the approval of the United Nations Security Council is a very grave violation of international law...
If anybody thinks that bombing and destroying the Syrian military infrastructure, and leaving the battlefield for the opponents of the regime to win, would end everything - that is an illusion.