It should have been handled the same way Saddam was handled. This is a complete and utter disaster all caused because we have a dingbat Progressive leadership that does not know it rear end from its front end. Here is the latest news on the World War III front.
US, Israel, Turkey, Jordan primed to strike if Assad activates chemical weapons
Anchored opposite the Syrian shore is the USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with 2,500 Marines. Facing it is the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s naval task force which too has hundreds of marines on its decks.
US Official Believes Syria Has Begun Preparing Deadly Nerve Gas
“Physically, they’ve gotten to the point where they can load it up on a plane and drop it,” the official told Wired.
Sarin gas is one of the most dangerous and toxic chemicals known to man as it is about 500 times more deadly than cyanide. The nerve agent is a colorless and odorless gas that can spread quickly through the air.
The Assad government has more than 500 metric tons of the precursors – rubbing alcohol, and methylphosphonyl difluoride – and usually stores them separately to prevent accidentally triggering the deadly reaction. But that seems to have changed.
In Istanbul, meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters at the end of his one-day visit: “What we are concerned about is Syria’s future. We don’t want the same mistakes to be repeated in the near future.” He went on to say: “We shall remember how some regimes supported the militants in Libya and how the situation ended with the killing of the American ambassador in Libya.”