Revisiting the Obama track record on Syria’s chemical weapons
Syria,Barack Obama,Chemical Weapons,Politics
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Western powers have condemned Syria for unleashing a chemical attack on civilians in Khan Sheikhoun, a community in a rebel-controlled zone in northwestern Syria. While the details remain in dispute, and Syria denies using chemical weapons, multiple reports from hospitals and other eyewitnesses describe an airstrike followed by victims choking to death.
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