Via Free Beacon:
Defense Secretary James Mattis made clear Tuesday that the Trump administration has “no doubt” the Bashar al-Assad regime launched last week’s chemical attack in Syria that killed more than 80 civilians, including children.
“I have personally reviewed the intelligence and there is no doubt the Syrian regime is responsible for the decision to attack and for the attack itself,” Mattis told reporters during a Pentagon briefing.
Mattis rejected reports claiming the United States had determined that Russia knew of the Syrian chemical attack in advance. He said the administration has conclusively assessed that the Assad regime planned, orchestrated, and executed the attack, but noted that U.S. officials “don’t know anything beyond that.”