Just supposing the CWs came from Russia, by way of Iraq (as satellite imagery strongly suggests, when Russian convoys were spotted crossing from Iraq into Syria just days prior to the U.S. invasion) ... Or, alternatively, supposing those CWs came from Iran ... In either case it is quite within the realm of possibility and plausibility that ISIS or AQ could have access to those weapons and bring them here through our STILL porous undefended border. And if we start thinking about nerve gas, such as VX, then such a CW attack on an American city will make 9/11/01 look like a walk in the park. - because then, rather than thousands dead, we could be looking at 10’s, or 100’s of thousands.
Which is why ALL of Syria’s CWs must be destroyed.
Unlike the assertion of then SoS John Kerry, who stated that 100 percent of Assad’s DECLARED chemical weapons were destroyed, we cannot turn a blind eye to the possibilities that might unfold if we walk away from this issue.
But bombing Assad’s command and control facilities would do nothing to stop that. That is what the targets will be. We aren’t going to know where Assad keeps his CW. Keeping Assad in power, actually keeps those CWs out of the hands of the ISIS backed Rebels. If he falls, then it’s whoever gets there first, just like Saddam. There are plenty of other actors in the region, that have the capability to do what needs to be done. Would it not be better, to redeploy those assets to strengthen our borders, instead of trading one despot for another.