365:- we've not seen any dossier whatever this time". Ford argued there was no proof of the Syrian government's involvement in the attack. He said that he did not believe the Syrian government was responsible for the attack because "t defies belief that would bring all this on his head. For no military advantage. The site that was hit had no military significance. It made absolutely no sense. It would have angered the Russians for no other reason: it was simply not plausible".
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