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NATO didn't step in, because Syria didn't use chemical weapons.

• 3pt14159 7y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_chemical_weapons_in_the_Syrian_Civil_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use_of_chemical_weapons_in_the...
  • hutzlibu 7y ago
    But it is not really proven, that Assads troups did use it. (which was probablyop's point). They knew, that chemical weapons could lead to an international intervention like in libya. So what would be the benefit, when they had air superiority anyway? The rebel groups on the other hand would have profited very much from international intervention, so they could have an motive to stage it. And since ISIS and alike rose from the rebels, there surely were many cynical enough to do this "for the greater cause".
    • fit2rule 7y ago
      It is not proven that Assad did it. But it is proven that the West used this lie to justify committing yet more atrocities in Syria.
  • fit2rule 7y ago
    "Lets move on from whether this is fact or not ..." https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/confirmed-chemical-weapons-assessment-contradicting-official-syria-narrative-is-authentic-fbcbf7ef281a https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/confirmed-chemical-weapon...