[quote=@Pepperm1nts]
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But he's pretty much on the cusp of victory, with or without chemical weapons. If the rebels were about to bust down his door to crucify him, I would understand how he might reach that level of desperation. But no, the dude's winning, has Russian support, and up until the gas attack had the indirect approval of the US because Trump seems to be okay with what is happening there with Russia. He is putting all of that in jeopardy, and for what? So he can taunt the US (and the world), hedging his bets on the belief that the US is still unwilling to enforce the red line? Seems way too risky and unnecessary. [/quote]

The misconception here is that Assad [i]just started[/i] doing the chemical thing. He's been dropping chlorine bombs for a while now, if the opposition is to be believed. CNN cited evidence that not one but three different attacks in the last several months were launched out of this base. The only unique thing about the latest attack is that the aftermath was caught on video.