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Why another chemical attack is coming soon from Putin and Assad

By Tom Rogan
Published April 16, 2018 9:00am ET
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Why another chemical attack is coming soon from Putin and Assad
In this Monday, Dec. 11, 2017 frame grab made available by Russian Presidential TV Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival to the Hemeimeem air base in Syria. Declaring a victory in Syria, Putin on Monday visited a Russian military air base in the country and announced a partial pullout of Russian forces from the Mideast nation. Syrian President Bashar Assad is 4th at left. | (Presidential TV photo via AP)

According to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, the U.S., British and French air strikes which targeted Syria on Saturday are a “one time thing.”

That is, unless Syrian President Bashar Assad decides to employ chemical weapons once again.

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