Chemical Weapon Attack

A crime against humanity seems to have been committed in Syria, but before the US and the West launch reprisals, they had best fix the guilty party. Assad has proven himself to be ruthless in his fight to retain power, but that does not necessarily mean poison gas was used by his forces or on his orders. Remember that al-Qaeda, a force that opposes Assad has attempted to produce chemical weapons for years and would not be averse to killing innocent Muslims to create a provocation to draw America into the war against Assad. Whoever launched the atrocity must be punished, but the world must determine with absolute certainty who the culprit is before launching retaliatory action.