The people of Syria desperately want to live in peace & do not want their country to be taken over by genocidal terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS. If we are truly concerned about the suffering of the Syrian people & bringing about peace & stability ... (1/2)
Reporter to Mattis: What was the evidence that the Syrian government delivered the chemical attack in Douma?
Mattis: “I am confident” they had the capability to carry out a chemical strike.
So no evidence. And Mattis could not specify whether sarin or chlorine was used.
@AthertonKD @adamjohnsonNYC Even Congress and Senate back Trump (as they probably would given that Washington is a hawk roost), the strikes would be wrong. There is no evidence the Syrian army did this. The only people to benefit are jihadists, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. Why is this so hard to say?
⭕ Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, clearly no ‘stooge’ or ‘apologist’, tells @AbbyMartin: “I spoke to intelligence people in the US and #Syria. None could confirm Assad used chemical weapons. The evidence looked more strongly it was other parties.”
Further UK military intervention in Syria's appalling multi-sided war risks escalating an already devastating conflict.
My full statement: https://t.co/wWpxxk8eYI