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Mattis: Assad Heeded US Warning Against Chemical Weapons Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday that Syria appears to have heeded a U.S. warning to not to use chemical weapons."It appears that they took the warning seriously," Mattis said, referring to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying it had not launched any new chemical attacks.A statement late Monday from White House press secretary Sean Spicer warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that if government forces carry out another chemical attack, "he and his military will pay a heavy price." The statement came after American intelligence said it had identified "potential preparations" for another chemical attack in Syria - allegations which the Syrian government denied.Continued: https://www.voanews.com/a/mattis-assad-heeded-us-warning-against-chemical-weapons/3919519.html
Kind of like proving a negative. It's really easy to put out a story without proof saying something bad is going to happen and then say it didn't because The Man said don't!
I don't believe Mattis would be part of something like that.
"It appears that they took the warning seriously," Mattis said, referring to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying it had not launched any new chemical attacks.