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Here is everything the major allies have released to back up their case:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/graphic/2013/sep/03/syria-c...

It isn't very good, it seems to be a case of finding scraps that fit your narrative rather than building a case.

One thing that leads me to believe that it might have been the rebels: the civilians and soldiers killed in that rebel controlled area around Damascus were part of the more moderate Syrian opposition forces. It is actually one of the few areas controlled by moderate opposition. It is entirely possible that the Salafists or more extreme al Qaeda associated forces carried out the attack using captured supplies. They dislike the moderate opposition about as much as they dislike Assad, and prompting US action suits them the most.




True, but in that case the government forces should have been falling over themselves to facilitate the work of the UN inspectors.


It's a civil war and the alleged incident area is (or was) under rebel control. The UN inspectors were in within two or three days and started their work. Is that not fast enough?


Unless they are not so sure that the inspectors are impartial. This time they had no choice though.




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