Typical of leftist ideologues and regime spinmasters, Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin threw the first punch by making a completely unsubstantiated claim the United States is readying to launch an attack on the south side of Damascus. He then said that the United States will use chemical weapons against Syrian citizens and lay the blame at the feet of Bashar al-Assad.
This is exactly the kind of ploy utilized by dictators and would-be despots to deflect guilt from their own bloody hands. Dread strategies are likely already on the drawing board as they scan the horizon for a convenient patsy. Evidently, Putin thinks the new guy in town, who has shown he's willing to take the bull by the horns, fits the description. If it weren't so obvious it might be ingenious.
