Syria

[Brenus]

“So two wrongs make a right?” Err, that was not my intent: my view is when you invoke legality, check the facts. Syria didn’t sign the Convention, so, even if Assad used gas, he broke no law. I can’t have you to pay for a rent you didn’t sign for, right?
It is how the USA justified the use of Orange gas in Vietnam as it was intended against vegetation, not human beings, at least not “intentionally”.

“distorting my point for your own ends.” Yeap. That is what we call a debate.

“the Islamists have been chosen by their people” As the Soviets were by their? Legitimacy goes to the best armed… Can I remind you that Assad is winning (according to some sources, I didn’t check, to be honest), so he is the legitimate power…

[drone]

“So two wrongs make a right?” Err, that was not my intent: my view is when you invoke legality, check the facts. Syria didn’t sign the Convention, so, even if Assad used gas, he broke no law. I can’t have you to pay for a rent you didn’t sign for, right?
It is how the USA justified the use of Orange gas in Vietnam as it was intended against vegetation, not human beings, at least not “intentionally”.

Agent Orange was meant for vegetation. While the timing of the discovery is in question, Monsanto screwed up the manufacturing process which allowed the dioxin contamination to occur. Spraying the countryside with dioxin was not the original plan. Of course, the original plan was to starve the peasants out of the fields and into the US controlled cities, so it's not much of an improvement.

[Brenus]

"Of course, the original plan was to starve the peasants out of the fields and into the US controlled cities, so it's not much of an improvement" And to deprive the Ho Chi Minh Trail of its cover, if I remember well. Of course starving to death the locals was good as well...