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'Still waiting for justification for use of force'
Images of civilians suffering and dying from a chemical attack near Damascus, that was blamed on Bashir al Assad, led to leaders in Washington, London and Paris carrying out a military response.
But in a personal film for This Week, Peter Hitchens said he had "no idea" who was responsible and despite having read the reports, he was "still waiting for a justification for the use of force鈥.
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