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To: TideGlider who wrote (734990)	8/26/2013 2:47:10 PM
From: Taro	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579785

I fully agree with Ten, that we just don't know. That said, it's very difficult to see Assad pulling this shit off, he has nothing to gain from that. Unless that is a double wham thinking around, "I do it, they no way can be stupid enough to believe I did it and thus they blame the other side...", something like that... That said, don't believe any of those guys are clever enough to pull off such twisted brain work. /Taro

To: TideGlider who wrote (734990)	8/26/2013 3:12:09 PM
From: FJB	2 Recommendations Recommended By simplicity TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579785

Guest Post: Detroitification - It’s The Government, Stupid Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/26/2013 - 14:48 No matter how hard the Washington crowd tries to sell an economic recovery, inconvenient and contrary facts keep rearing up to shatter their mythmaking. Few people any longer believe the claims of declining unemployment or low inflation at least based on purchases they make. The fable of a housing recovery is now crumbling. The recession, declared over in June 2009, never ended. Some wonder how bad the recession/depression might have been had government not acted. Others worry that we will find out when the Fed tapers. For lack of a better term, *the process the entire country is headed for is “Detroitification.”* At this stage, the damage is done and cannot be undone quickly enough to avoid this crisis. Even if there were time, there is no way that politicians would willingly address the problem. Continues...

To: TideGlider who wrote (734990)	8/26/2013 4:18:13 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1579785

TG, Yes, we need to get to the bottom of it, however, I cannot see a benefit to Assad to have done such a thing. Unfortunately, war is war, and stuff like this is going to happen if there are no repercussions involved. Maybe Assad's regime is desperate and wants to go after towns and neighborhoods that aid and abet the rebels. Maybe he doesn't care that this would draw international attention and is gambling that the UN will be too spineless to respond. Maybe he hopes he can frame the rebels. Anything is possible here. Assad is just as likely to have used chemical weapons as the rebels. Tenchusatsu