There have been many things said about the chemical attacks on the Syrian people. There have also been things said in the American press that make the case for a strike against Syria.
The reasons for the strikes are as follows.
- They've attacked their own people and the world shouldn't stand by and let it happen.
- They will attack their citizenry again, and that shouldn't be allowed to happen.
- We stood by during WW 2 when Jews were being executed in death camps.
- There has been no proof these attacks were carried out by forces loyal to Assad. It's easy to change a uniform and put a different label on a munition.
- That they will attack their citizenry is a moot point if the answer I've given for point one is true. If Assad didn't launch the strikes and the rebels did, we're merely starting another war, one which could involve Iran.
- U.S. intelligence knew something was going on during WW 2 but didn't have anything verifiable until 1942. when the camps were liberated. I've been to the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. and seen the atrocities committed by the Nazis.
What would Assad have to gain by killing his own people?
Nothing. He would gain many things, including condemnation by the world community, a possible assault by American forces and those who are allied with the U.S.
Assad gains nothing by killing his own people. He's already winning the civil war taking place in Syria. Attacking his own people would be a setback for his forces. One which would have global as well as regional consequences.
America has been in two wars in the last decade. Iraq, which was done under false pretenses--chemical weapons which didn't exist--and Afghanistan which American forces turned away their strength to focus on Iraq.
Iraq is over and Afghanistan is coming to a close. There is no reason other than conquest to attack Syria.
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