An international inquiry has found that Syrian government forces were responsible for a third toxic gas attack, according to a confidential report submitted to the United Nations Security Council on Friday. The finding sets the stage for a showdown between Russia and Western members of the Council over how to respond.
The fourth report from the 13-month inquiry by the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the global chemical weapons watchdog, blamed Syrian government forces for a toxic gas attack in Qminas in Idlib Province on March 16, 2015.
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Well, that was a waste of some perfectly good funding and time. Nothing was done after the first or second uses of such weapons. Nothing will be done about the third and given how long it has been hasn't there been a fourth or maybe fifth time at this point?
Hand wringing and bickering at the UN isn't going to change anything. A sad state of affairs.