Don't use chemical weapons in violation of a diplomatic agreement
I don't get whats so hard.
Assad made a deal in 2013.
He violated that agreement.
Gas attack in Syria kills dozens: US forces launch strike on Shayrat Airbase in Homs (4+ dead)
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I don't get whats so hard.
Assad made a deal in 2013.
He violated that agreement.
This entire situation is strange. The Syrian gas attack has no rationale to Assad who had all but won the war. Even if you account for Trump's lack of logical thinking this response is excessive even for him. What's the end objective here?
This is the midgame. But who are the players and who are the pieces.
Very Bizarre, (why would) Assad drop chemical laced bombs when his regime is under the microscope; corporate media running with it immediately; now tweets from andrea (MSMBC/NBC) saying that chemical weapons were likely stockpiled there (I thought they had to get rid of them? and if US intelligence knew, why hasn't it been addressed eariler?
) where the air strip was located. 
It hasn't even been half a year yet and the fukkery is just
I'm happy the Russians are pissed.
Its time they felt the heat.
They've been running wild since 2014.
Its time they felt the heat.
They've been running wild since 2014.
Assad did.
I don't know why you all can't accept this possibility as if this isn't an active war.
All you do is post the opposite of what you read.
Thats not informative, its delusional.
The opposite of what you hear is not always the truth. You're just as biased as the information you claim you're receiving.
I think either the Russians did it to help Trump, or the losing side did it so they could get help
Wow, someone on HL who knows the bigger picture
Great insight
Trump is STILL getting impeached
Israel has never used gas before.
did you all forget like...Monday?This entire situation is strange. The Syrian gas attack has no rationale to Assad who had all but won the war. Even if you account for Trump's lack of logical thinking this response is excessive even for him. What's the end objective here?
This is the midgame. But who are the players and who are the pieces.
Trump and Tillerson had ceeded everything to Syria with a "do what you want" talk
They said "fukk it, leave it up to them"
...then the gas dropped.
Then everything changed.
ADevilYouKhow
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Why Did Syria Still Have Chemical Weapons?
Good timeline of events in Syria that everyone should read
Good timeline of events in Syria that everyone should read
Honestly, our interests in syria come down to:This "bombing" of Syrian airfield is nothing more than a political stunt aimed to rally support behind Trump.
War with Russia isn't coming. China isn't going to be intimidated by us essentiallywith Assad.
Was chemical weapon strikes a horrific thing? Most def. Do you believe hitting an airfield with nerf guns is going to make Assad think twice?
I ain't for war, and certainly not in Syrian. What exactly are our special national interests in Syria? Oil? We got a surplus of oil , fukk we wanna waste billions on war to get pennies on the dollar in return in oil?
Nothing more than a facade for Trump to get his approval #s up, which, it seems to have worked.
Stopping refugee pressure on Europe and the rest of the world
and
Denying Russia access to natural resources and strategic base access.
...because they lied?
I don't know why people really trust Assad's and Putin's word like its god, but then run to the conspiracy corner whenever the USA enforces on them.
thatrapsfan
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New leftist doctrine:
-American intervention against states is the worst thing possible in the planet.
-American intervention against non-state actors is meh. I
-Intervention of Russia or other major powers in the favour of a state is cool.
-Humanitarian cost from intervention of other major powers is irrelevant.
-American intervention against states is the worst thing possible in the planet.
-American intervention against non-state actors is meh. I
-Intervention of Russia or other major powers in the favour of a state is cool.
-Humanitarian cost from intervention of other major powers is irrelevant.
Everyone should calm down. Russia has been forced to re-adjust.
THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR AMERICA.
Now they're seeing that the USA is taking the outcomes seriously.
Moscow has been shaken.
I consider this a win for the moment.
THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR AMERICA.
Now they're seeing that the USA is taking the outcomes seriously.
Moscow has been shaken.
I consider this a win for the moment.