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In reply to the discussion: LEAKED Documents Reveal US Sees Israel As A SPYING THREAT [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)Notice all the "official" statements don't claim that Assad ordered the use of chemical weapons. They say our intelligence is "forces loyal to Assad". That's a huge difference, because that could be anybody.
Ask yourself who had more to gain by stoking an escalation?
How does that help Assad? It doesn't help him at all. I challenge anybody to come up with any scenario where this helps Assad.
Now Israel? That's a different matter. Obama has been pushing Israel to get serious about the peace process, and peace is the last thing they want. Notice how that process is completely off the table now. And Israel would love any opportunity to do a bombing run on Iran. Once the Cruise missiles start flying, they will have their opportunity. Somebody in Syria will send a SCUD into Israel. Israel will say that was sponsored by Iran and then they will do a bombing raid of Iran.
Anybody who thinks America's interests align with Israel's is nuts. Those guys are at the center of most of our international problems and that tail has wagged this dog for more than half a century.