> I suspect I'll get downvoted for this by people who believe our media, but I think with some critical thinking it's possible to at least realize the possibili

> I suspect I'll get downvoted for this by people who believe our media, but I think with some critical thinking it's possible to at least realize the possibility that the UN JIT/OPCW may be influenced to the point of bias by the US and its allies. The OPCW has 120 member states, some are at war with each other. That makes it for pretty broad conspiracy. The report is public and you can skim through for any inconsistencies you find. It doesn't sound like you did before dismissing it. http://undocs.org/S/2017/904 http://undocs.org/S/2017/904 > Many smart people around me have asked, what would have been Assad's motivation to bring down the wrath of the US on himself at a point when he's winning the war? Sure, next time you can tell this to smart people around you: obviously chemical weapons are used to kill his enemies and terrorize opposing population, with little to no downside over the years. We hear "he's winning the war" for the last 5 years, the conflict is still ongoing. Given that his military is not in its top fighting shape to put mildly, it's natural for the dictator to use what he can. > Some of the people who were even in the video showing the "chemical attack" have said that they were not attacked with chemical weapons. You are talking about one of recent Ghouta chlorine attack rather than 2017 Khan Sheikhoun Sarin attack. An understandable mistake, since regime deployed chemical weapons in scores of incidents since 2013. Yes, in the former some of the survivors were apprehended by the regime and used to spin Assad's point.