Syria in trouble

of using chemical weapons, Washington chose only to hold the Syrian government accountable, warning it that resorting to such weapons would be “a red line” that incurs military intervention.

The Western narrative on the Syria WMD issue, armed by its dominance in global news circles, made alternative and sober-headed voices hardly heard.
Even Damascus repeatedly stressed “even if we have such weapons we will not use them”, the Western media didn’t bother to take much notice.

It is self-evident that in today’s world, the domestic use of WMDs is political suicide. While the global community has a solemn obligation to ensure no WMDs will be used in Syria, the practice of stoking such fears without solid evidence does more harm than good. More worrisome is the use of WMDs hype as part of Western strategy in the global hotspot zones such as Middle East and Korean Peninsula. — Xinhua.