Did Assad Bomb His Own Hospitals ?

[mikey4444]

We have had this debate many times here on AB and there are still people that believe Assad when he says that he didn't and doesn't bomb civilian targets like Hospitals.

But here, we have a Welsh surgeon who was there and categorically states that Assad did drop bombs from helicopters, on his Hospital.

Who do we believe....a Surgeon that is trying to save lives, or a murderous bloodthirsty dictator ? :::::

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-40082557

[murraymints]

heinous !

[youngmafbog]

Neither.

You will make your call on one 'eye witness' ?

[mikey4444]

YMB...there have been many witnesses over the years. The rebels don't have helicopters...Assad does.

But why would this Surgeon lie ?

[TWR]

The world is full of evil people Mickey, Mon, Manchester.

[youngmafbog]

I didnt say he lied, but war is confusing and things are rarely straight forward.

But even if he had dropped them, what would you propose, an Iraq/Libia style invasion ?

[mikey4444]

YMB....I am far from being a fan of Trump....you won't in any way surprised by that !

But since he ordered the attack on Assad's bases, there have been no more chemical attacks on his own people.

[ichkeria]

Of course he bombed his own hospitals.
We know for example that after the chemical attack they bombed the hospital where victims were being treated, to try and cover the evidence

[Apariah]

I don't know but I would not put it past him.

[mikey4444]

If it wasn't Assad's forces, then who was it that used helicopters ?

[-Talbot-]

https://speakoutonsyria.wordpress.com/

[ichkeria]

Rather spoiled by all the "western imperialist intervention" nonsense.
Far too forelock-tugging and therefore meaningless.
I am pretty sure Corbyn HAS condemned Assad and Putin at times, but such condemnations are largely meaningless as long as there's always a qualification attached. Which these people seem to think is ok.

[Peter Pedant]

// You will make your call on one 'eye witness' ? //
haha good one

do you believe one welsh surgeon or a british trained eye surgeon ?
the last one is Assad by the way
so that makes two eye witnesses hur hur hur

[ I mean that WAS the point of the thread innit ?]
sozza Hard to take this kind of thread on AB seriously

[youngmafbog]

Very droll PP, however this is no laughing matter, vulnerable people are dying no matter how it happened.

[mikey4444]

PP....the point of the thread was to remind us, that despite being in the middle of an Election, the civil war in Syria is still going on, and that the Surgeon was appearing at the Hay Festival, giving his eye witness report.