Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Syria chemical weapons - Sarin gas attack near Damascus? Conveniently a day after UN investigators arrive.
There are new allegations that chemical weapons have been used in Syria, this time near the capital Damascus in the Goutha region. As always, details about the alleged attack are unclear but there are suggestions that the nerve agent Sarin was used. Even estimates of the numbers killed vary wildly from dozens to more than 600. This video looks at the most recent attack and why there are always questions over the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Link to playlist of videos from Goutha:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUGrW-...
Brown Moses blog featuring three chemical weapons experts:
http://brown-moses.blogspot.co.uk/201...
And a load of info on previous alleged chemical weapons attacks:
http://brown-moses.blogspot.co.uk/201...
A reddit live thread discussing the issues:
http://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwa...
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My question pertains to the logicality of using chemical weapons on a small scale? If such actions regardless of the scale of their use, are going to invoke international condemnation and further support foreign desires for a military intervention, then why wouldn't Bashar Assad use them on a greater and more strategically effective scale? Such as within a scud missile aimed at a larger rebel convoy? It just doesn't make sense for him to use them on such a minor scale if he knows that such any use of chemical weapons would cross "the red line" of foreign leaders like Obama.
ReplyDeleteI think just seems awfully convenient that the day after UN chemical weapons inspectors arrive in Syria, there is all of a sudden an alleged chemical weapon attack by the regime on civilians? Like for a man who has proven his intelligence time and time again by successfully defended himself for pretty well 3 years from a massive insurgency backed by a multitude of external powers, its seems completely illogical for him all of a sudden start using chemical weapons the day after UN inspectors arrive. Your thoughts?