Kerry: Syria Attack Samples Contain Sarin

Secretary of State John Kerry made the rounds Sunday morning attempting to bolster the case for US involvement in Syria.  Appearing on all the major networks – even FOX – Kerry unveiled “new evidence” supporting administration claims that Bashar al-Assad ordered chemical weapons to be used on his own people.  Secretary Kerry said “In the last 24 hours, we have learned through samples that were provided to the United States that have now been tested from first responders in east Damascus and hair samples and blood samples have tested positive for signatures of sarin.”

He then went on to raise the stakes significantly by saying the actions of Syrian President Bashar Assad put him in the same category as the “world’s most bloody dictators.”

“Bashar Assad now joins the list of Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein [who] have used these weapons in time of war.”

That’s quite the statement.  Overreach or clever political calculation?

While he’s technically correct, I do believe Adolph Hitler belongs in a class of his own.  Saddam Hussein I’m buying.  Funny though, because folks like Kerry have been hammering the Bush administration for years about the illegitimacy of our involvement in Iraq – which led to the fall of the aforementioned Hussein.  Do you think they see / hear the parallels?

I’m fairly certain the American People are aware of the similarities.  Perhaps, that’s why public support for intervention is so unpopular.

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