Remember when President Obama said back in 2012 that the use of chemical weapons by President Bashar Assad would cross a “red line,” but then he did nothing when it came to light that Assad had used chemical weapons to kill his own people? We do:
John Kerry's sarin talk reminds Twitter users of HBO's The Newsroom http://t.co/BXQ1ox0fmy
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 1, 2013
Unreal: On Syria, Obama aide says, 'If he drops sarin on his own people, what's that got to do with us?' http://t.co/Yc2z7HfVkj
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 5, 2013
Well it looks like President Obama will have a second chance to do nothing as it’s being reported that Assad lied about his stockpiles of sarin and VX gas:
Is anyone surprised that #Assad lied? Undisclosed sarin found in #Syria. http://t.co/aQEBK6myUB
— Randa Slim (@rmslim) May 8, 2015
Oops, Assad not just using chlorine but probably lying about sarin too. This is the big Obama achievement? http://t.co/xetIGb4xSw
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) May 8, 2015
https://twitter.com/Doranimated/status/596770585843257344
Syria – Inspectors find Assad to have undeclared sarin and VXhttp://t.co/nhsmojLJy4 pic.twitter.com/D4RGAXNw7f
— Tom T. ن®?? (@VRWCTexan) May 8, 2015
Samples taken by experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition and Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in December and January tested positive for chemical precursors needed to make the toxic agents, the sources told Reuters on the condition of anonymity because the information is confidential.
“This is a pretty strong indication they have been lying about what they did with sarin,” one diplomatic source said. “They have so far been unable to give a satisfactory explanation about this finding.”
Over to you, Mr. President.
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