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damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts)
Wed Aug 28, 2013, 10:48 PM Aug 2013

War With Syria and Its Repercussions

A U.S. invasion of Syria could be the first war based on a video. After a video was released showing victims of an alleged chemical weapons attack, England immediately declared the Syrian government responsible, while Obama began drawing up military plans, saying there was “little doubt” the Syrian Government was at fault (zero evidence currently exists to suggest this). An extra U.S. warship has already been deployed in response.

Instead of responsibly waiting for the UN chemical weapons team — which is already in Syria — to investigate the incident, the Obama administration has already stated that such an investigation is “too late to be credible,” because:

The evidence available has been significantly corrupted as a result of the regime’s persistent shelling and other intentional actions over the last five days.

Of course, this is for the UN to decide. The Obama administration is already creating a justification for war that circumvents the UN, like Bush before him."

*So the U.S. and its allies are using their own “evidence” and will come to their own conclusions, likely much faster than the UN is able to investigate. Obama will then say that Syria poses an “immediate threat” and that there is no time for the UN to investigate. It’s sadly predictable; we’ve seen it all before."

http://truth-out.org/news/item/18445-war-with-syria-and-its-repurcussions

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