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US, France, Britain launch strikes on Syria
Washington (United States) (AFP) – The United States, Britain and France launched punitive military strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime in response to its latest alleged chemical weapons atrocity, President Donald Trump announced Friday.
Shortly after Trump began a White House address to announce the action, large explosions were heard in the Syrian capital Damascus, signalling a new chapter in a brutal seven-year-old civil war.
“A short time ago, I ordered the United States armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad,” Trump said in a primetime televised speech to the nation.
“A combined operation with the armed forces of France and the United Kingdom is now under way. We thank them both. This massacre was a significant escalation in a pattern of chemical weapons use by that very terrible regime.”
A US official said the strikes had targeted chemical production facilities. Another official said multiple types of bombs were used, and a variety of targets chosen.
Trump also warned Russia and Iran not to stand by their ally in Damascus.
“Russia must decide if it will continue down this dark path or if it will join with civilized nations as a force for stability and peace,” he argued.
The strikes had been expected since harrowing footage surfaced of the aftermath of the alleged toxic gas attack in the Damascus suburb of Douma, which took place a week ago, and Trump reacted in an emotional tweet.
“Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria,” he declared.
“President Putin, Russia and Iran are responsible for backing Animal Assad. Big price to pay.”
Trump’s anger and apparent determination was quickly matched by France’s President Emmanuel Macron, who signed his country up for a joint response.
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May was more cautious, but by the time the first precision cruise missile was launched, Trump had a mini-coalition.
May said there was “no practicable alternative” to the use of force against Assad.
Trump’s language was more brutal: “They are crimes of a monster.”
– ‘Proof’ –
In the six days between the attack and the US-led response, Washington and Moscow clashed repeatedly in duelling press statements and US debates.
Moscow denied its ally Assad had any role in the outrage, pushing a variety of alternative theories that peaked with a claim that Britain had staged the event.
More practically, at the United Nations, Russia’s diplomats vetoed a US motion to re-establish an international investigation into chemical weapons use in Syria that could have established blame.
Washington, Paris and London have nevertheless insisted that their own secret intelligence points to Assad’s guilt, and on Friday, a US spokeswoman said they had “proof.”
The western leaders apparently found this convincing enough reason to launch a punitive strike, but other observers are concerned that the crisis could escalate.
The Russian military had vowed to respond to any attack, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s administration had repeatedly warned that Trump was taking America down a dangerous path.
That concern was mirrored by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who on Friday warned the rival camps against “full-blown military escalation.”
“Let us not forget that, ultimately, our efforts must be about ending the terrible suffering of the Syrian people,” he urged the United States, Russia, China, France and Britain.
And he stressed the need “the need to avoid the situation spiraling out of control.”
– Decision to act –
But Trump has long criticized his predecessor Barack Obama for failing to enforce a previous US “red line” in 2013 after earlier chemical attacks blamed on Assad’s forces.
And he set his own precedent just over a year ago when he ordered a cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base after sarin was fired at civilians in the town of Khan Sheikhun.
Backed by his hawkish new national security adviser John Bolton, who took office on Monday, Trump has been meeting with advisors and generals all week to plan.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has reportedly been arguing for a cautious response that would minimize the risk of the US being dragged deeper into Syria’s civil war.
But other advisors want to use the opportunity to convince Trump, who wants to pull US forces out of Syria once the Islamic State jihadist group is defeated, to take a tough stance.
These hardliners, along with influential US allies Israel and Saudi Arabia, want Washington to counter Iran’s growing power in Syria — even if it means risking a perilous stand-off with Russia.
250 Comments on "US, France, Britain launch strikes on Syria"
GregT on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 10:35 am
IMA, considering the findings of the Swiss, all of the Russian diplomats should be immediately reinstated, and the international community should be imposing sanctions against the U.S. for fomenting the violent and bloody Maidan revolution in Ukraine. Victoria Nuland and the U.S. State department should be tried in a international court for crimes against humanity. Ditto for Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Somalia, AND Syria.
MASTERMIND on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 10:40 am
At the start of every disaster movie there is a scientist being ignored!
https://imgur.com/a/TMUqJ
GregT on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 10:42 am
“Boo hoo hoo…Some place in the world there are things happening that are not fair! boo hoo hoo..I bet you and your wife cried your eyes out over this gas attack and bombing! And don’t forget the trees are dying cause of global warming! boo hoo!”
The U.S. was founded on the principals of liberty, justice, freedom and democracy. Fight to uphold those principals, or lose them.
MASTERMIND on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 10:48 am
Protests erupt in parts of the world against Syria missile attack – Anger spills on streets
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/protests-erupt-in-parts-of-the-world-against-syria-missile-attack/anger-spills-on-streets/slideshow/63769376.cms
Davy on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 10:49 am
“In responsible hands they are tools of self defence. In the wrong hands they are offensive tools of conquest, warmongering, destruction, and mass murder.”
greggie, quit allowing your emotions to slip into an objective conversation. Most here want peace on earth except you and your hateful clan that want an extreme ending to the US by whatever means.
Davy on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 10:50 am
“GregT agrees with the UN. There should have been a full and complete independent investigation into the suspected/alleged chemical attacks, before any action was taken. Blow shit up first, ask questions later, is not justice. It’s criminally insane.”
greggie, quit cherry picking. I am talking about you in general and your lies and the lies of those you support and enable.
Davy on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 10:54 am
“IMA, considering the findings of the Swiss, all of the Russian diplomats should be immediately reinstated”
greggie, we don’t know the full story yet and we don’t know if the Swiss findings are more disinformation. You are a funny guy. You call disinformation anything that does not fit your agenda. That which does is fact. How do you know the Swiss finding is accurate and not manipulated somehow? You don’t and that is why you are so hilarious.
GregT on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:00 am
“we don’t know the full story yet and we don’t know if the Swiss findings are more disinformation.”
So if “we don’t know the full story yet” then why have actions been taken against Russia? There is no evidence, or proof, that the Novichok agent was even used, and on top of that, the man who originally formulated Novichok now lives in the US.
GregT on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:05 am
“Most here want peace on earth except you and your hateful clan that want an extreme ending to the US by whatever means.”
Then close down the US military bases around the globe, shut down GITMO and all of the other ‘just’ torture facilities, and get your own house in order before continuing to bomb other countries back into the stone age, and murdering millions more innocent people.
Davy on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:07 am
Duh, greggie, talk to the international intelligence community. Maybe they will answer your stupid question. That is not my line of work. The facts are unclear on the exact nature of what happened. I don’t believe the official version and I sure the hell not going to believe your highly compromised version. You are off in the deep end of mind made up extremist version.
GregT on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:09 am
“I am talking about you in general and your lies and the lies of those you support and enable.”
In this case I support the UN decision for a full and independent investigation. I do not support or enable further military action in violation of international law.
GregT on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:11 am
“I don’t believe the official version and I sure the hell not going to believe your highly compromised version. You are off in the deep end of mind made up extremist version.”
My version is not to shoot first and ask questions later. My version is to determine the truth, before taking any actions.
Davy on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:15 am
Greggie, you are talking about the big world. I am talking about the little sick world inside your head. Your emotions are clouding your perspective.
GregT on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:18 am
“Duh, greggie, talk to the international intelligence community.”
The international intelligence community is more in the business of spinning truths, than they are in finding them.
Davy on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:19 am
Greggie, you are a nobody and nobody cares what you think. The UN is a joke and compromised. Give it a rest. Calm down you are hyperventilating.
Davy on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:21 am
Greggie you could give a shit about the truth. You care about your agenda and victory. What a laugh.
MASTERMIND on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:22 am
Greg
Who protects all the shipping lanes and travel for all the international goods you buy? Hmmm. The US…Who protects the oil routes so you have heat, light, and motion? The US…So fuck you and the self righteous horse you rode in on. You are just like Madkat you only look at the negative you totally ignore any positive things the US does. Like donate the most money to charity worldwide.
GregT on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:26 am
“The UN is a joke and compromised.”
I routinely watch the UNSC meetings, and completely agree. The US is completely out of line, and should no longer have VETO powers.
“Calm down you are hyperventilating.”
I’m doing just fine Davy. TYVM. I stand behind everything that I’ve said above.
And Davy. You’re projecting again.
Davy on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:35 am
Greggie give it a rest. You live in this weird little world in your head like you are important, respectable, and right. You pander to extremist that you also enable and support. You say nothing when they are out of line. You think you are always right and others opinions are disinformation if it does not fit your agenda. You talk about yourself as an upstanding respectable guy as you trash others. You basically make me sick.
GregT on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:39 am
“You basically make me sick.”
I sincerely hope that you are enjoying your sickness Davy. I’m sure that nobody else does, including myself.
Boat on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:41 am
If one looks at the annual corruption list of the world you will see Russia, Syria and Iran much lower than the countries that did the bombing.
Somebody has to slow the evil from spreading. Chemical plants? Trump should have taken out the offending air forces.
GregT on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:49 am
“Trump should have taken out the offending air forces.”
There has been no investigation Boat. Other than a few cell phone videos, and the word of the White Helmets, there isn’t any proof that a military chemical agent was even used.
Davy on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:49 am
Greggie, quit hogging the board and let other people have a chance to say something. Narcissist
GregT on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 11:58 am
“Greggie, quit hogging the board and let other people have a chance to say something. Narcissist”
What I said above is on topic, and relevant to the discussion. Your personal attacks against me, are not.
Give it a rest already Davy.
Boat on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 12:02 pm
greggiet,
It appears countries from all over the world accepted that Syria used chemicals on it’s own people. Why would all these countries support some kind of action unless their were dead people and many others having trouble breathing.
joe on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 12:05 pm
Davy your Iran stuff is nonsense. When you invaded Iraq you gave it to Iran. Now you invaded Syria, you handed it to Iran, wanna stop Iran, stop toppling government’s whoes people will end up relying on Iran for help….
GregT on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 12:11 pm
“Why would all these countries support some kind of action unless their were dead people and many others having trouble breathing.”
Dead people, and many others having trouble breathing, do not prove who was responsible Boat. Just as a dead person found on your front lawn, does not prove that you are a murderer.
Assad has the least motivation for getting the international community involved against him, in a war against radical islamic terrorists, in his own country.
MASTERMIND on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 12:11 pm
Boat
No need for any evidence of proof of the gas attack. As long as everyone accepts without reason it means its true….You are as dumb as they come.
MASTERMIND on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 12:29 pm
Russia’s MOD predicted this false flag was going to happen almost one month before it did. I saved the article just in case it came true. And it did.
US training Syria militants for false flag chemical attack as basis for airstrikes – Russian MoD -Published time: 17 Mar, 2018 13:19
https://www.rt.com/news/421589-us-preparing-syria-provocations-airstrikes/
Duncan Idaho on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 12:35 pm
“A decade ago, the environmental philosopher Timothy Morton invented a new word: hyperobject. It describes something so “massively distributed in time and space relative to humans” that it eludes our understanding. The best example of a hyperobject is climate change. Its scale confounds our perception. It is everywhere—“viscous,” as Morton has it — and yet it is hard to see directly. Its implications are so great that they verge on unthinkable.”
MASTERMIND on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 12:37 pm
Haley: U.S. Troops Not Leaving Syria Until Goals Accomplished
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/haley-chemical-attack-could-happen-in-us-if-we-re-not-smart-1.6006622
Why is this dumb anchor baby deciding US military policy? 404 error no logic
MASTERMIND on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 12:39 pm
Duncan
Peak oil cancels climate change you you dumbass. Stop trying to misdirect everyone’s attention.
https://imgur.com/a/pYxKa
Davy on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 12:56 pm
“Davy your Iran stuff is nonsense. When you invaded Iraq you gave it to Iran. Now you invaded Syria, you handed it to Iran, wanna stop Iran, stop toppling government’s whoes people will end up relying on Iran for help….”
Joe, who is the “you”. It was “us” dummy. Your boys were right there with us. You Anglos are always busy trying to wash the stink off your hands but unfortunately it does go away.
If you want any hope of peace in Syria then Iran must go. The US and its allies must go. Israel must stay out. While you are at it get Hezbollah to stay out. OOPs, then we got Turkey too. LOL. There may never be peace in Syria but I will tell you this as long as Iran has bases in Syria then there will be no letup in the attempt by the US and its various allies and friends to continue the battle. Russia know this too.
joe on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 1:22 pm
Iran had no presence until Killary used Gaddafis hardware to start isis.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Benghazi_attack
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/22/world/africa/in-a-turnabout-syria-rebels-get-libyan-weapons.html
All this happened under CIA noses, the UK couldn’t have done this alone, not that powerful anymore. They x-ed the only guy that could link up the dots. Very sad treatment, I’m sure his family is cared for.
BobInget on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 1:24 pm
2 Words: Now What?
Cloggie on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 1:27 pm
“Davy your Iran stuff is nonsense. When you invaded Iraq you gave it to Iran. Now you invaded Syria, you handed it to Iran, wanna stop Iran, stop toppling government’s whoes people will end up relying on Iran for help…”
One more such post and I’ll become a certified joe fan.lol
Cloggie on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 1:32 pm
“Haley: U.S. Troops Not Leaving Syria Until Goals Accomplished”
And if you want to know what the goals are, go ask AIPAC.
Cloggie on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 1:34 pm
https://goo.gl/images/h8WsEF
Cloggie on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 1:39 pm
China state newspaper kicking alllies in the nuts:
https://mobile.twitter.com/i/web/status/985583494859579392
Ouch!!
Davy on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 1:39 pm
“One more such post and I’ll become a certified joe fan.lol”
sure you will neder you will whore anyone who will play your extremist games. That is why you love billy 3rd world too.
Davy on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 1:41 pm
“China state newspaper kicking alllies in the nuts:”
Who cares what the Chinese thinks they are whores too. Talk about hypocrisy just look at China and what she wants to do with the world.
peakyeast on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 1:49 pm
@BoB: “Whats next”. I have a feeble hope that the attack was impotent enough for Russia not to retaliate in an escalating fashion.
joe on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 1:54 pm
My mum always said there was too many people in the world and its been too long since we had a good war to clear out for the rest to come along. She may be right. How do you prep for a Czar Bomba?
MASTERMIND on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 1:55 pm
Nikki Haley says a new round of sanctions against Russia are coming Monday
http://www.businessinsider.com/nikki-haley-russia-sanctions-to-come-monday-2018-4
MASTERMIND on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 2:05 pm
Everything was awesome around y2k with the global economy and suddenly 911 happened, the mother of all false flag attacks, and suddenly we were at war and had the western world all buy into the scam. We bought into Saddam’s WMD’s everywhere. Now we have the phony chemical weapons attack with no evidence whatsoever. This tells me they’re all getting very desperate. I’m guessing the Saudi’s called these “leaders” into a room and told them Ghawar’s about to cave in and collapse. They’re all very desperate for some reason.
Anonymouse1 on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 3:04 pm
A certified retard, and a certified lunatic, cheerleading the latest unprovoked and (illegal) attack by the amero-israeli empire in the ME. What a surprise. That neither of them could find Damascus on a map if you gave them one, never registers in what passes for ‘thought’ in either of their pea-brains. But these two pathetic lumps of quasi-organic material, are just followers, who occupy the lowest rungs of amerikan serfdom. But look at what passes for ‘leadership’ in the empire. At who they appoint to speak for them. A regular rogues gallery of sociopaths, war-criminals, borderline imbeciles and career liars themselves.
Amerika is still losing, will lose its immoral war in Syria. Its missiles, fired by its obese, push-button ‘warriors’ change nothing. Whether one gets through, all or none, you will still lose.
Davy on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 3:15 pm
Listen to the weasel whine. Lol. Did the situation not turn out to your liking? Sounds like you have had a bad couple of days. It is understandable that a fruitcake like you would get so hot and bothered over an event like this. Your whole personality is wrapped up in a fog of anti-Americanism so the fact that this did not turn out terrible for your demons left you disgusted. Mission accomplished, yet again. Another dumbass in tears.
GregT on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 3:55 pm
“And if you want to know what the goals are, go ask AIPAC.”
^^This^^
MASTERMIND on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 4:15 pm
Greg
The US and Israel want Syria’s oil. They discovered billions of barrels a few years back.
Partition of Syria: US and Israel eye Golan Heights oil
http://www.atimes.com/partition-syria-us-israel-eye-golan-heights-oil/
MASTERMIND on Sun, 15th Apr 2018 4:17 pm
Greg
One thing to keep in mind. Even if there are only five billion barrels of oil in Syria. At 70 dollars a barrel brent price. That is 350 billion dollars in revenue. Which is nothing to scoff at. And easily enough to go to war. Especially when the military is funded by tax payers.