Bolton Again Warns Assad “We Will Respond” If Chemical Weapons Used In Idlib Offensive

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08/24/18

 

“Let’s hope that no false flag attack occurs but Bolton, one of the biggest neocon warmongers advising Trump, has certainly set the stage for it.”  Admin

 

Here we go again. Did Bolton just give jihadists facing imminent final defeat under Assad and Russian bombs an open door invitation to initiate a chemical provocation?

 

As CNN and others warned this week that Syrian and Russian forces are closing in on the “last rebel stronghold” in Syria in the country’s northwest pocket of Idlib province, US National Security Advisor put Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on notice, saying the United States would respond “very strongly” if pro-government forces use chemical weapons in their campaign to retake Idlib.

 

Bolton spoke at a press conference Wednesday while in Jerusalem, where he met with Israeli officials.

 

“We now see plans for the Syrian regime to resume offensive military activities in Idlib province,” he said. “We are obviously concerned about the possibility that Assad may use chemical weapons again.”

 

Bolton warned, “Just so there’s no confusion here, if the Syrian regime uses chemical weapons we will respond very strongly and they really ought to think about this a long time.”

 

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