US intelligence agencies not as sure as Obama sounds about Syria WMD attack

The intelligence linking Syrian President Bashar Assad or his inner circle to an alleged chemical weapons attack that killed at least 100 people is no "slam dunk," with questions remaining about who actually controls some of Syria's chemical weapons stores and doubts about whether Assad himself ordered the strike, U.S. intelligence officials say.
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There is much more.

While there are some intercepts of Syrian communications that suggest it was a government sponsored attack, it is unclear exactly who ordered it.  Whoever is responsible, it was an unwise move.  But it is also not clear taht Obama's strategy for responding to it is wise either.

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