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            Saudis have wanted Assad gone for a long time now, have been supporting the rebels, and have enough technical means and tradecraft to plausibly execute a false flag operation with conveniently placed cameras.
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            Saudis have wanted Assad gone for a long time now, have been supporting the rebels, and have enough technical means and tradecraft to plausibly execute a false flag operation with conveniently placed cameras.
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            They've also been negotiating separately with Moscow to bribe Russia into ending its support of Assad, but that seems to have failed.
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            They've also been negotiating separately with Moscow to bribe Russia into ending its support of Assad, but that seems to have failed. 
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            And it would seem it's they who would benefit most from both West's intervention (depose hostile figure) AND West's hesitation (west loses influence in middle east -> saudis gain that influence).
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            Conspiracy theories ahoy!
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            Conspiracy theories ahoy!
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