with the analysis. Here is why I don't agree: Saddam Hussein and Assad are two different people from different backgrounds. Hussein had never been Western educated and neither was anybody within his family. Assad's wife was raised in Britain, educated there, and happens to be a Sunni.
Assad does not use religious extremism to control his subjects like Hussein did. When Saddam used chemical weapons in the War with Iran, it was a neccessity for him to use them, for the survival of his regime against masses of people. He killed thousands of people and not the mere numbers the opposition and West are claiming. Assad does not need to use chemical weapons and neither does the Syrian Army to defeat the extremists. Iran was on the offensive and had invaded Iraqi territory.
When Iran had the upperhand, a U.S. led investigation about the use of chemicals also was allowed into those areas. They ended up claiming both sides used chemicals but now we know that was not true after the fact. Sadam's allies then were the United States, Britain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar. They did not want Iran to win. They were supplying Sadam, so they turned the blind eye to chemical weapons charges then, so they could keep supplying him. They are still on the side that has been alleged to really have used chemical weapons.
The reason Syria has chemical weapons is to neutralize the nuclear threat from Israel. It is not for use against their own people. Saddam also did not have a Shiite as the Prime Minister or Defense Minister of Iraq. The Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Syria are Sunnis. A good portion of their Army are still Sunnis, unless the opposition is lying about desertions. So this would be absurd, that Sunni's within the Syrian Army are gasing Sunnis. There is even information there are Sunnis still manning military posts in Aleppo and fighting against the opposition. And do you think these Sunnis still in the Syrian Army has families or are they orphans?
Finally, there is hard evidence the extremists used chemical weapons themselves and it is being covered up by the CIA, and Western Intelligence. One particular Government being accused of covering up evidence is Erdogen's government in Turkey. Leaders like Erdogen needs to be exposed for what they really are. These types of leaders cause a lot of innocent deaths and are warmongerers, not peace makers. Power goes to their heads, and they think they are above laws. I would put George Bush and Blair in that category. I hope Obama doesn't believe that either. They are tyrants.
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