Violence by all sides is deplorable: be it Assad's use of chlorine gas or the U.S.'s use of white phosphorous in Raqqa, Mosul, etc.
By the way, I wonder about the following idea: "Chemical weapons are used by desperate regimes that are either outnumbered by the enemy or are reluctant to take casualties in their militaries."
The American use of white phosphorous in Raqqa/Mosul/etc., napalm in Vietnam, atomic weapons in Japan, or Saddam's gassing of the Kurds suggests that "desperation" is not needed to explain things. Disregard for human life is a sufficient explanation.
Violence by all sides is deplorable: be it Assad's use of chlorine gas or the U.S.'s use of white phosphorous in Raqqa, Mosul, etc.
By the way, I wonder about the following idea: "Chemical weapons are used by desperate regimes that are either outnumbered by the enemy or are reluctant to take casualties in their militaries."
The American use of white phosphorous in Raqqa/Mosul/etc., napalm in Vietnam, atomic weapons in Japan, or Saddam's gassing of the Kurds suggests that "desperation" is not needed to explain things. Disregard for human life is a sufficient explanation.
Behnam S.