US Senator: ’Zero Probability’ Syria Government Launched Gas Attack
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There is zero chance that President Bashar al-Assad authorized the use of chemical weapons in Syria considering he had no motive to do so as he is on the verge of defeating militants across the country, US State Senator from Virginia Richard Black told Sputnik.
On April 4, Syrian opposition claimed Tuesday forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad used a chemical gas on people in the northwestern province, killing nearly 80 and injuring 200.
However, al-Assad argued his government has no chemical weapons after agreeing to have them destroyed in 2013. He also ruled out having used chemicals against own people.
"I give the probabilities of Syria launching the Syrian gas attack a zero probability," Black said on Friday.
"I think there's absolutely no chance that they [Syrian government] did it because there is nothing on earth to gain and in exchange he would incur the wrath of the whole world. So it didn't happen. I know that it didn't happen."
Black said he defied anyone to explain a motive for why al-Assad would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory considering across the country the Syrian army and its allies are defeating the terrorists everywhere.
"Why on earth would the President of Syria decide to authorize a chemical attack on a handful of civilians walking down the street?" the state senator asked rhetorically.
There is no rational reason, Black added, to back accusations that al-Assad used chemical weapons against civilians as strategic means to defeat opposition forces.
US accusations related to Syria's chemical attacks are backed by evidence emanating solely from either terrorist or not independent sources such as White Helmets nongovernmental organization, Black told Sputnik.
On Thursday night, the United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at the Syrian military airfield in Shayrat, located about 25 miles from the city of Homs.
Source: Sputnik, Edited by website team
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