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12 Chemical Weapons Schemes That Don't Cross Red Lines

There's been a lot of talk about 'red lines' and 'international norms' in the wake of an apparent chemical weapons attack in Syria -- pinned on the Assad regime by the Obama administration. There's also been a lot of outrage and bombastic rhetoric from the U.S. as it hammers down the drumbeats to war. As Syria waits in the crosshairs, let's non-exhaustively waltz through history and see just how self-serving (and selective) this talk, outrage and rhetoric actually is...