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RE: Assad regime"Syria"planning a chemical attack:White House warns.
I'll say what I did a few months ago, Assad has a whole lot of motivation to do this right? Just as he was gaining traction with the UN, repairing his nation's reputation. It makes no sense, with all the world's eyes on him why would he do this?
Thats a wonder to me also
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Clearly establishing a "clear motive" to explain why on Earth Assad would order such an attack is not part of the US calculus - conveniently they sidestep such logical inconsistencies when fabricating their flimsy pretexts for military action.
Why even bother anymore? It's downright insulting to people's intelligence that these charades are supposed to be credible any longer!
Being an American, it adds to the distress. Clinton had a hard on for bombing Syria, and Trump seems to get his kicks from it as well. I maintain my stance that we are not the world police. Regardless of whether it's a hoax or not, Syria is a sovereign country. EU can get involved if they want but the US isn't even on the same continent. Syria poses no risk to US sovereignty.
From your comment it seems that you are right on the verge of realizing that Trump really doesn't matter in the current equation.
The campaign rhetoric, "drain the swamp, America first, no business in Syria" etc. have made absolutely zero difference in policy, and business continues "as usual" . .
For those who have watched closely through successive administrations, starting with Bush Sr. where the present course was really set (Bush Sr. was a former CIA director) through Clinton, (9/11) Bush JR, Obama and now Trump, the trajectory of US foreign policy has not wavered.
The deep state has the controls of what really runs the day to day business, and sheer momentum of the Military Industrial Complex (contracts and lobby) the Israeli lobby, Intelligence community agenda, Pentagon, Wall Street, good god I could go on and on . .
But you get the point, in areas of US policy where components of the deep state have managed to find common ground, the president doesn't stand a chance of changing it . .
Make sense?