I just don’t think its reasonable to put 100% faith into an intelligence agency. What happened to all the WMDs in Iraq. Although, there were some, it was not like it was reported.
Wasn’t this widely accepted as being the case? That there were no WMDs worth invading Iraq over?
What reason should we listen this time? I just don’t understand the blind faith. Governments will say anything to further their agenda.
I also believe Assad when he says that there is nothing to gain from using chemical weapons. When he was accused of using them, he was essentially winning the war. Hezbollah, Iran, and Russia were all in on the game. The rebels were being crushed, then all of a sudden, he starts using gas? That doesn’t make strategic sense to me.
Why would you risk some small scale gassing operations when the consequences would mean the international community would respond militarily.