The DOJ and FBI tried to de-legitimize an election because they never thought they'd get caught. What did Assad have to lose, especially if he'd already gotten away with using chemical weapons before? Thugs and bullies are emboldened when they get away with doing bad things. Why wouldn't he use chemical weapons if he figured he'd gotten away with it before. Who was going to stop him this time?
Well he didn’t use them before. Our pals al-Qaeda did that.