Kerry Says Chemical Attack in Syria Last Week Killed 1,429
Released the figure while outlining evidence against the Assad regime
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Syrian government forces killed 1,429 people in a chemical weapons attack in Damascus last week.
Mr Kerry said the dead included 426 children, and described the attack as an "inconceivable horror".
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Yep, that's pretty nasty, compared to...
What?
Well, that didn't take long. The UK parliament came out against the war less than 24 hours ago and already we've got the administration's cheer squad lining up to explain why we should engage in yet another military adventure in the sandbox. Tomorrow Dianne Feinstein will have it on good faith that the Assad regime tested the chemical weapons on puppies, I'm sure.