Did Syrian President Bashar al-Assad commit a chemical attack against citizens of Syria

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17. Again I believe both of them are inherently skeptical of PTB way of thinking.

I don't believe that everyone who does not agree with me is either lying or being manipulated. Neither of them were predisposed to believe that Assad's forces were guilty. Nor will either of them approve of military action in response, IMHO. They are both non-interventionists at heart. I have a higher opinion of their intelligence and intellectual honesty than you do.

I do respect that they do not put policy first and evidence second. As non-interventionists it would be easy for them to reject or discredit any evidence that muddled the case for not striking Syria.

Unlike most republicans they do not adopt a policy (in this case, non-intervention) then reject or discredit any evidence that seems to be inconsistent with that policy. Republicans always do exactly that. If a study or research shows their policy is flawed they deny the evidence or discredit the source. (global warming is a hoax, lower taxes for the rich create jobs, immigration reform is bad for the country, etc.)