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

[McTwerk]

I agree with you, 100%.

Now what?

So you agree with me, but celebrate it as putting Russian in their place?

How can it be both a coordinated political stunt and making Russia bow down?

This was a much to do about nothing except getting Trump some support domestically.

 

[MVike28]

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

Missile strikes.

Period.

Done deal.

breh calm down, you're essentially repeating the same post 15 times already in this thread.

can you revert back to your impeachment thread persona?

Thank you.

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

Russians jammed a significant portion of the fired tomahawks. Hold this L, America

 

[McTwerk]

Also @McTwerk on a purely political level, while strategic cost is low for Russia, its not exactly a preferred political outcome. They'd surely rather no strike at all, symbolic or not. For one it creates the impression of regime weakness and that the air defenses can be circumvented. Its why theyre talking tough in their media response to the strikes. Russia also has its own domestic political considerations as does the regime.

I don't' know why people take Russia's bluffing so seriously

They got tricked in WW3 talk

I ain't taking any of this seriously. It is a show, it probably didn't even work and we are no closer to WW3 than we were yesterday.
Administration of Distraction at it again.

Call up your "targets" and tell them you gonna hit em with a squirt gun cause you need to win some political points, give them time to pull out and think this is going to make people fall back and respect your will, brehs.

 

[hashmander]

Makes u wonder who really gassed those people. As many have said, why would the winning side even need to use those weapons. Questions should be asked, but when the war drums sound, questions are rarely asked. The media is useless.

here is a seymour hersh article about the last time other actors tried to manipulate an american president (a smarter one though) into attacking syria.

LRB · Seymour M. Hersh · The Red Line and the Rat Line: Erdoğan and the Syrian rebels

 

[hashmander]

heres the thing.

you can't have it both ways.

Refugees wouldn't be here if Obama had implemented SOME force or action and not let it spiral out of control

none of these options are good ones.

so if all it takes to avoid having refugees is "SOME force or action" then how do you explain iraqi refugees while we were in country? that was some serious force and action and should have resulted in no refugees.

 

[FAH1223]

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

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has fiercely rebuked U.S. President Donald Trump for authorizing airstrikes against a government airbase in Syria. The comment appeared on Medvedev’s Facebook page. The Moscow Times has translated the text into English:

“That’s it. The last of the campaign fog has disappeared. Instead of the theory he disseminated about working together to fight the main enemy — ISIS, the Islamic State — the Trump administration has proved that it will viciously fight the legitimate government of Syria — in blatant violation of the norms of international law, without the approval of the UN, violating [the United States’] own procedures establishing the need to notify Congress about any military operation that isn’t tied to an attack on the U.S., and on the verge of a conflict with Russia.

“No one exaggerates the value of campaign promises, but there are nonetheless the bounds of decency. Beyond them is absolute distrust. What’s really sad here is our completely ruined relationship. And this, of course, only encourages the terrorists.

“And furthermore the U.S. president has proved with his military action both his lack of originality and his extreme dependence on the opinion of the Washington establishment, which sharply criticized the new president’s inauguration speech. Immediately after his election, I knew everything would depend on how quickly the existing machine could crush Trump’s campaign promises. It took two and a half months…”

 

[Arithmetic]

Russians jammed a significant portion of the fired tomahawks. Hold this L, America

Fake news.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

fukk winning or losing.

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

And?

This conflict has gone on way too long and Russia has been propping up their proxy.

Russia now understands the US isn't playing games, however symbolic.

 

[thatrapsfan]

here is a seymour hersh article about the last time other actors tried to manipulate an american president (a smarter one though) into attacking syria.

LRB · Seymour M. Hersh · The Red Line and the Rat Line: Erdoğan and the Syrian rebels

Bullshyt article based on a bullshyt source. Hersh completely discredited himself on this issue.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

so if all it takes to avoid having refugees is "SOME force or action" then how do you explain iraqi refugees while we were in country? that was some serious force and action and should have resulted in no refugees.

The number of refugees produced by the Syrian conflict outstrips any Iraqi refugees.

oh, and there was no where for them to go. Syria is right next to Turkey and the Mediterranean.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has fiercely rebuked U.S. President Donald Trump for authorizing airstrikes against a government airbase in Syria. The comment appeared on Medvedev’s Facebook page. The Moscow Times has translated the text into English:

“That’s it. The last of the campaign fog has disappeared. Instead of the theory he disseminated about working together to fight the main enemy — ISIS, the Islamic State — the Trump administration has proved that it will viciously fight the legitimate government of Syria — in blatant violation of the norms of international law, without the approval of the UN, violating [the United States’] own procedures establishing the need to notify Congress about any military operation that isn’t tied to an attack on the U.S., and on the verge of a conflict with Russia.

“No one exaggerates the value of campaign promises, but there are nonetheless the bounds of decency. Beyond them is absolute distrust. What’s really sad here is our completely ruined relationship. And this, of course, only encourages the terrorists.

“And furthermore the U.S. president has proved with his military action both his lack of originality and his extreme dependence on the opinion of the Washington establishment, which sharply criticized the new president’s inauguration speech. Immediately after his election, I knew everything would depend on how quickly the existing machine could crush Trump’s campaign promises. It took two and a half months…”

Russian tears

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

So you agree with me, but celebrate it as putting Russian in their place?

How can it be both a coordinated political stunt and making Russia bow down?

This was a much to do about nothing except getting Trump some support domestically.

Except, Russia is pissed. and I'm good with that.

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

Fake news.

You Yanks

Going from killing Al Qaeda to fighting with Al Qaeda within 15 years

 

[Arithmetic]

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has fiercely rebuked U.S. President Donald Trump for authorizing airstrikes against a government airbase in Syria. The comment appeared on Medvedev’s Facebook page. The Moscow Times has translated the text into English:

“That’s it. The last of the campaign fog has disappeared. Instead of the theory he disseminated about working together to fight the main enemy — ISIS, the Islamic State — the Trump administration has proved that it will viciously fight the legitimate government of Syria — in blatant violation of the norms of international law, without the approval of the UN, violating [the United States’] own procedures establishing the need to notify Congress about any military operation that isn’t tied to an attack on the U.S., and on the verge of a conflict with Russia.

“No one exaggerates the value of campaign promises, but there are nonetheless the bounds of decency. Beyond them is absolute distrust. What’s really sad here is our completely ruined relationship. And this, of course, only encourages the terrorists.

“And furthermore the U.S. president has proved with his military action both his lack of originality and his extreme dependence on the opinion of the Washington establishment, which sharply criticized the new president’s inauguration speech. Immediately after his election, I knew everything would depend on how quickly the existing machine could crush Trump’s campaign promises. It took two and a half months…”

Blah blah blah. This is the same fool skimming off the top of the oligarchs.