Syria chemical weapons attack not ordered by Assad, says German press

[The Straight Story]

4. Because:

1. People in power tend to do stupid things (called ego)
2. They probably know the world won't care. They have Russia and China in their corner, playing the west like a fiddle because they know we will see obama as bush and think all wars are the same (and are war weary).
3. They gain adding fear into their enemies and causing more sunni's to flee the country.