Gas attack in Syria kills dozens: US forces launch strike on Shayrat Airbase in Homs (4+ dead)

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Raytheon stock up 2 points

Serious question.

Do you own any retirement 401K money or anything like that?

Are you indirectly invested in Raytheon?

I mean this seriously.

Have you looked?

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

For anybody still confused about all of this

What is the penalty for using chemical weapons after saying you got rid of them?

 

[satam55]

Ann Coulter ain't feeling this:









I heard an interview she did last week where she was complaining it looks like Trump is starting to become like every other Republican president.

 

[levitate]

@4d 6f 6e 65 79 seemingly has a super hard on for these Syria developments.



You probably couldn't sleep last night, huh?

 

[Stone Cold]

What is the penalty for using chemical weapons after saying you got rid of them?

You use you investigation skills on everything else, why not this?

 

[MVike28]

Arab twitter wilding

calling Trump, Abu Ivanka Al-Amriki

 

[FAH1223]

Arab twitter wilding

calling Trump, Abu Ivanka Al-Amriki

 

[MVike28]

Caption says Wallahi we have come to liberate you

Caption says YOU GONNA SEE WHAT I'M GOING TO DO!

This one says we LOVE YOU in Arabic

 

[FAH1223]

The view from Beijing:

The US launched dozens of cruise missiles at an airbase in Syria controlled by President Bashar al-Assad on Friday morning Beijing time in response to an earlier chemical weapon attack. US President Donald Trump said "there can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and ignored the urging of the UN Security Council."

This is the first direct US assault on an Assad target in six years of Syrian civil war. In 2013 the Syrian government was accused of using chemical weapons and the Obama administration was mulling an airstrike. But the crisis was eventually resolved with Russian diplomatic efforts.

This crisis however was triggered by a chemical weapon attack in Syria on Tuesday that reportedly caused over 200 civilian casualties, including children. Countries including the US, the UK and France immediately announced that Assad's forces were behind the attack, though the latter resolutely denied the accusation. Russia on the other hand once again sided with the Syrian government. When the incident came before the UN Security Council, great divergence in opinions emerged between the Western camp and Russian and Chinese representatives.

The US military attack on Friday took place despite no definitive results from the investigation by an international organization, and was carried out in the absence of a UN Security Council resolution. The Trump administration wasted little time in striking its targets, marking a stark contrast with its predecessor.

Trump's decision to attack the Assad government is a show of force from the US president. He wants to prove that he dares to do what Obama dared not. He wants to prove to the world that he is no "businessman president" and that he will use US military force without hesitation when he considers it necessary.

US military action opens the door for other direct foreign military attacks on the Assad government, a signal that outside interference in Syria is rapidly escalating. Before today, Assad's forces had gained an obvious advantage in the civil war, but foreign military interference could spell an end to their dominance.

There are three forces currently fighting in Syria: the government, the rebels and the Islamic State (IS). So far, the West has been feeding the rebels with weapons while Russia supports the Assad government. Both Russia and the West meanwhile have conducted military strikes on IS targets.

The US military strikes could lead to a "falling out" between the Trump administration and the Putin administration, ending their "honeymoon" period where each side had extended an olive branch to the other. Conflict between the US and Russia will once again emerge, repeating the same cycle experienced by the Obama administration where initial amity turned into serious opposition.

Not too long ago, Trump said that simultaneously attacking IS and the Syrian government would be foolish. But now he has ordered an attack despite affording himself only a narrow window in which to make his decision. This is Trump's first major move in international affairs, and it leaves an impression that the decision was made in haste and not without contradiction.

The Middle East is poised to be the center of attention once again. Neither Russia nor Iran will remain silent on the attack nor sit idly by and accept the fallout. The Syrian civil war is entering a new phase. More refugees will flee the region and Europe may have to pay the price.

Trump orders attacks on Syria in show of force - Global Times

 

[MVike28]

Ann Coulter ain't feeling this:









I heard an interview she did last week where she was complaining it looks like Trump is starting to become like every other Republican president.

who gives a fukk what this insect says?

 

[Arithmetic]

U.S. vs Russia
Rebels vs Assad

 

[ZoeGod]

Russia has made indications that they will increase their military forces in Syria. I bet Iran will do so the same.

 

[Shogun]

Serious question.

Do you own any retirement 401K money or anything like that?

Are you indirectly invested in Raytheon?

I mean this seriously.

Have you looked?

Guy I work with checked when we were talking about it, so I can't personally vouch for that number, if that's what you're asking.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

You use you investigation skills on everything else, why not this?

Whats the penalty for violating an arms agreement involving chemical weapons?

Missile strikes.

Period.

Done deal.

 

[Arithmetic]

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.

fukk winning or losing.

Half a million people or more have already been bombed to pieces.