U.S. Missed Chances to Remove Syria’s Chemical Weapons
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The U.S. and its allies may be headed for a war they could have tried harder to prevent.
The failure since the 1970s to put more pressure on Syria to relinquish its chemical weapons and American support for Iraq even after its use of agents against Iran have contributed to what the U.S. and U.K. governments say is a chemical attack by President Bashar Al-Assad against opposition forces near Damascus that has killed hundreds, chemical arms experts said.