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leveymg

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10. There is no definitive evidence of what was used and by whom, hence "any chemical weapon use that

Reply to Purveyor (Reply #2)

Tue May 7, 2013, 07:33 AM

May 2013

has taken place" -- "any" being the qualifying statement.

Parsing WH press statements on Syria is like listening to old Kremlin statements on Vietnam: part exhortation to greater violence and part plausible deniability of their own role.

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Syria's Assad Likely Behind Chemical Weapons Use, White House Says [View all] Purveyor May 2013 OP

There still is no definitive WH position on this. Just AP caption editor spin. leveymg May 2013 #1

The caption editor should have written it properly and said "highly likely" and how you find the Purveyor May 2013 #2

There is no definitive evidence of what was used and by whom, hence "any chemical weapon use that leveymg May 2013 #10

"No definitive determination on chemical weapons use" WHEN CRABS ROAR May 2013 #3

Agree... Pretense for the old PNAC agenda - RT story - Syria, Iran, Russia, China, Pakistan.... a_post_8 May 2013 #4

"He's Got 'Em, Let's Get Him!" (Sarcasm with PHOTO) grahamhgreen May 2013 #5

"Highly likely" isn't evidence daleo May 2013 #6

And merrily we march along, march along, march along and merrily we march along to fight Purveyor May 2013 #7

But the US does not base this on any empirical evidence. David__77 May 2013 #8

Reminder: The U.S. Government Lies About Who Uses Chemical Weapons in the Mideast dipsydoodle May 2013 #9

The President does not John2 May 2013 #11