Surprised there is not a thread on Syria, though possibly that's because nobody knows what the heck is really happening.

I believe it is another case of Trump playing the media.  Trump knows the gas attack was faked, but if he comes out claiming it was faked the media will crucify him with "conspiracy theorist" labels.  So Trump's response is that we're ready to start WW3 over this.  Suddenly THE MEDIA are saying WAIT A MINUTE! What about the reports that this whole thing was faked?  Let's not rush into war over an unconfirmed story.  Which is exactly what Trump wanted them to say.

The most important thing here is to go after the people who faked the gas attack.  They are the ones willing to start a world war rather than see peace come to Syria.  Think about that for a minute.  This is the real danger in the world.

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