Syria's Assad Likely Behind Chemical Weapons Use, White House Says

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1. There still is no definitive WH position on this. Just AP caption editor spin.

Read Carney's statement with the intended qualifications and hedging in mind:

"We are highly skeptical of suggestions that the opposition could have or did use chemical weapons," Carney said. "We find it highly likely that any chemical weapon use that has taken place in Syria was done by the Assad regime. And that remains our position."

In combination with Del Ponte's stated conclusions, nobody's going to be persuaded that there's a casus belli here.