US strike on Syria angers Russia and Syria but hailed by world leaders

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assad putinWorld leaders rallied around the United States after it launched a missile strike early Friday on a Syrian air base in response to this week’s chemical attack, while Russia condemned the move as “aggression” and suspended crucial coordination with Washington in Syria’s congested skies.

The overnight missile attack, which marked the first time the U.S. has directly targeted Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces, was condemned by his allies in Russia and Iran but welcomed by the Syrian opposition and its supporters, who expressed hope it signaled a turning point in the devastating six-year-old civil war.

The bombing represents Trump’s most dramatic military order since taking office and thrusts the U.S. administration deeper into the complex Syrian conflict. The Obama administration threatened to attack Assad’s forces after previous chemical attacks, but never followed through. Trump called on “all civilized nations” to join the U.S. in seeking an end to the carnage in Syria.

About 60 U.S. Tomahawk missiles hit the Shayrat air base, southeast of Homs, a small installation with two runways, where aircraft often take off to bomb targets in northern and central Syria. The U.S. missiles hit at 3:45 a.m. (0045 GMT) Friday morning and targeted the base’s airstrips, hangars, control tower and ammunition areas, U.S. officials said.

They were fired from two warships in the Mediterranean Sea, in retaliation for Tuesday’s deadly chemical attack, which officials said used chlorine mixed with a nerve agent, possibly sarin.

The Syrian military said at least seven people were killed and nine wounded in the missile strike. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition monitor, also put the death toll at seven, including a general and three soldiers.

The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin believes the U.S. strike is an “aggression against a sovereign state in violation of international law.” Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin believes the U.S. launched the strikes under a “far-fetched pretext.”

“Washington’s move deals a significant blow to the Russia-U.S. relations, which are already in a deplorable shape,” Peskov said. He added that the attack creates a “serious obstacle” for creating an international coalition against terrorism.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it is suspending a memorandum with Washington – signed after Russia began an air campaign in support of Assad in September 2015 – under which the two countries exchange information about sorties over Syria.

The Kremlin later moved to diminish the attack, saying that just 23 of 59 cruise missiles reached the air base, destroying six Syrian jets but leaving the runway intact. Moscow also confirmed it had been informed of the attack in advance.

A U.S.-led coalition has been bombing Islamic State targets in Syria since 2014, while Russia’s air force has been striking both extremist groups and Syrian rebels in order to aid Assad’s forces.

Saudi Arabia and Turkey, which support the Syrian opposition, welcomed the missile strike, with Riyadh calling it a “courageous decision” by Trump. Iran called it a “dangerous” unilateral action that would “strengthen terrorists” and further complicate the conflict.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Assad’s government “must be removed from leading Syria as soon as possible, and the best way to do that is by starting the transitional process.”

The British government says it was informed in advance about the strike and firmly supports the American action.

Prime Minister Theresa May’s office says the action was “an appropriate response to the barbaric chemical weapons attack launched by the Syrian regime, and is intended to deter further attacks.” France, Italy and Israel also welcomed the strikes.

A Syrian opposition group, the Syrian Coalition, said the U.S. attack puts an end to an age of “impunity” and should herald the start of a larger campaign against Damascus.

Maj. Jamil al-Saleh, a U.S-backed rebel commander based in the area where the U.S. attack took place, told The Associated Press he hoped the strike would be a “turning point” in the six-year-old war, which has killed an estimated 400,000 people.

Assad’s government had been under mounting international pressure after the chemical attack, which killed 87 people, including 31 children. Even Russia has said its support is not unconditional.

Syria rejected the accusations, and blames opposition fighters for stockpiling the chemicals. Russia has said the toxic agents were released when a Syrian airstrike hit a rebel chemical weapons arsenal on the eastern outskirts of Khan Sheikhoun, and that blame should not be apportioned until a full investigation has been carried out.

Russia’s intervention in Syria since September 2015 has turned the balance of power in Assad’s favor, and Moscow has used its veto power at the Security Council on several occasions to prevent sanctions against Damascus.

Trump had said the chemical attack crossed “many, many lines,” and put the blame squarely on Assad’s forces. Speaking Thursday on Air Force One, Trump said the attack “shouldn’t have happened, and it shouldn’t be allowed to happen.”

A survivor of the chemical attack on Khan Sheikhoun told the AP he hopes the U.S. missile attack puts an end to government airstrikes, creating a safe area for civilians.

Alaa Alyousef, a 27-year old resident of Khan Sheikhoun, said the U.S. missile attack “alleviates a small part of our suffering,” but he said he worried it would be an “anesthetic” that numbs their pain and saves face for the international community.

“What good is a strike on Shayrat air base alone while we have more than 15 other air bases,” he said. Alyousef lost at least 25 relatives in the chemical attack.

The U.S. had initially focused on diplomatic efforts after the chemical attack, and had pressed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution drafted with Britain and France that would have condemned Syria’s suspected use of chemical weapons. But the vote was canceled because of differences among the 15 members.

Associated Press

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86 responses to “US strike on Syria angers Russia and Syria but hailed by world leaders”

    1. Daily Mail deleted an article about the US plan to organize a chemical attack in Syria.
      Author of the article – Louise Boyle

      1. man-o-war Avatar
        man-o-war

        in 2013

  1. Blaze Power Avatar
    Blaze Power

    This smells of “False Flag” I have traced all these articles & absolutely ZERO evidence that points to Assad DIRECTLY for this attack. This is “hearsay” evidence. Yes the chemicals are confirmed but the question is WHO was responsible for deploying those chemicals? NOT if chemicals where used (emphasis added). This is typical U.S over reach & arrogance backed by an emotional response “mob justice” not “fact backed justice” the U.S forgets Hiroshima & Nagasaki playing saint as if their hands are clean. I am not anti-American but anti-BS & do not appreciate double standards as if they are doing a “Clean Job” in Iraq. Factually speaking the “Coalition” in Iraq has killed more women & children than this 1 incident….. FACT CHECK people don’t be blinded & don’t forget the Wikileaks releases recently. Time to wake up world before World War 3 is upon us it all starts with a “False flag” same thing happened in World War 2. Trump behave yourself!

    1. MekensehParty Avatar
      MekensehParty

      Tracking articles on a home PC does not allow you to find any evidence that would point in any direction. You have to leave it for the specialists to determine what exactly happened, and these specialists are not conspiracy theorists, they go after facts and evidence. They’re not solely Americans, some are actually on the ground working for various NGOs and many have already reported that the chemical bombs came from the air, while American radars picked Syrian jets in the same area at the same time.
      The ludicrous Russian/Syrian/Iranian explanation that they hit a rebel chemical weapon cache is absurd and I will tell you why: chemical weapons are stored unmixed, their components separated. They are only mixed when they’re about to be launched. Once they’re mixed, they are deadly for a short period of time, and if not delivered/used they stop being deadly.
      So unless the rebels in Idlib just mixed the components and had planes or helicopters (which they don’t) ready to fly and deliver the deadly payload on government troops and militias hundreds of miles/kms away, and they were hit right before doing that, it is impossible, based on the very real laws of physics that this gas came from the rebels side.

      1. Blaze Power Avatar
        Blaze Power

        My point exactly! You are supporting my assertion. Where are the FACTS & EVIDENCE as you have correctly & rightly stated that is exactly my point! I am a man of law myself lets get that point CLEAR first & foremost (emphasis added) I do not work with hearsay the law of evidence is clear “Onus or burden of proof rather is more apt is on the accuser to prove the fact averred” & not the other way round (that’s why the “you have the right to remain silent….”). Now look at the date of the “alleged attack” & the date of the 59 FIFTY NINE cruise missile response HARDLY the time necessary to carry out a burglary investigation later on an investigation with grave international & possibly forbid nuclear consequences should ego’s get out of hand. Running a business as a “Boss” delegating is different from “Diplomacy” (again emphasis added) especially in matters of war. There is NO confirmation of the chemical can you give me that? A concise confirmation kindly post that for all. Further I also want proof (which the Russians requested & have not yet received either) of the shell, mode of delivery c’mon you watch CSI the Americans are pro’s at this stuff right? Where is all the “Pro” work here?

        This is a “False Flag” & not something that is beyond the
        scope of the U.S and Britain to organize then plunge the world into
        World War 3 as my enlightened friend above was candid enough to point out but did not elaborate see link below

        http://web.archive.org/web/20130129213824/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2270219/U-S-planned-launch-chemical-weapon-attack-Syria-blame-Assad.html

        It starts with a false flag like world war 2 I
        have searched the ENTIRE web there is not a shred of evidence pointing
        to Assad or Russia DIRECTLY for this attack (emphasis added) they want the support of the public thus they should make their evidence PUBLIC period as they would say. Chemicals
        where used “duh” that’s a fact but who is responsible for using those
        chemicals? That evidence HAS NOT been shown or proven the UN did not
        even get a chance to investigate & people at that base are dead,
        sovereign territory has been violated in breach of INTERNATIONAL LAW, a
        BIG NUCLEAR powered ego has been challenged over HEARSAY EVIDENCE?
        (emphasis added), Putin is ex-KGB & not a man to be trifled with by
        an overzealous realtor. People of scripture & quote “He shall
        exercise the authority of the first beast before him” & 666 UNITED
        (6) STATES (6) DOLLAR (6). World wake up world war 3 is a NUCLEAR war do
        not be foolish! God shall not destroy the world by water again but by
        fire! This is all fact no slander, no hate text just fact in clean
        English people. I despise double standards

        1. MekensehParty Avatar
          MekensehParty

          As a man of law yourself, let’s analyze what we have been able to gather, ok?
          1- Syrian airplanes bombed Khan shaykhoun in Idlib province
          2- The attack spread toxic gas that killed 70 to 100 people, injured many more.
          3- The chemicals could not have come from storage, because as explained, it doesn’t make sense to mix the chemicals to deadly levels unless you’re about to use them.
          4- Between the location of the attack and the nearest battlefront or opposing side, the distance is too great to fire chemical weapons by any other mean than through airplanes/helicopters
          5- The rebels do not have airplanes/helicopters.
          What is your conclusion?
          PS: scriptures and prophecies are not and cannot be considered as fact, as a man of law you should know this very well…

          1. You’re forgetting the science part which makes your comment obsolete.

            “Even assuming that large quantities of both Sarin precursors were located in the same part of the same warehouse (a practice that seems odd), an air-strike is not going to cause the production of large quantities of Sarin. Dropping a bomb on the binary components does not actually provide the correct mechanism for making the nerve agent. It is an infantile argument. One of the precursors is isopropyl alcohol. It would go up in a ball of flame. A very large one. Which has not been in evidence.”

            https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2017/04/05/chemical-realities-russias-khan-sheikhoun-chemical-warehouse-attack-claims/
            http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/04/06/on-that-gas-attack-we-dont-need-conspiracies-to-oppose-us-war-in-syria/

          2. Blaze Power Avatar
            Blaze Power

            Binary is 2 meaning the agents are separate & need to be combined in order to be lethal. HOWEVER the Russians have not agreed that the chemicals where DORMANT on the contrary they justify the attack on the basis that their intel indicated that the chemicals where ACTIVE & no longer in their dormant binary state. This is the Russian assertion that they where already combined & ready for use. This is “reasonably possibly true” & once that statement was made the INVESTIGATION was supposed to have immediately taken place taking into account that Russia MADE IT CLEAR that they had intel to back this up. An act of war was committed on an arrogant assumption that is the point.

          3. Correct and agreed. However, whether the agents on the ground where dormant or active is not the most important variable. The Western/mainstream narrative says the Syrian Army bombed the location using a Russian Su-22. Su-22’s weaponry cannot be retrofitted to host chemical weapons. We then have the ‘white helmets’ carrying Sarin infected bodies without any protection. All of it seemed staged and reminiscent of past Western/mainstream bogus stories:

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blg9XVBUEZg

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U72l14WNoW4

          4. Blaze Power Avatar
            Blaze Power

            I really like it when open mindedness prevails this is so true. Al Jazeera is biased, discovered that today when I tried to comment on a similar story today. BBC too has lost the plot

          5. MekensehParty Avatar
            MekensehParty

            You discovered TODAY that Al Jazeera is biased?
            Were you under a rock the past 20 years?

          6. Blaze Power Avatar
            Blaze Power

            Seems so. I was gob smacked!

          7. Most are biased and report the very same because most have the same bosses. Mind-bending are fed to the public who docilely accept them.

          8. Danny Farah Avatar
            Danny Farah

            And you keep saying that you are not defending Assad and Hezbollah. i guess it’s not fake news that you are..

          9. I defend facts. This CW incident was not Syria/Russia. There is no (real) evidence showing they did it. Everything shown contradicts the mainstream version. Besides, the US has lies about WMDs in Iraq and there is indication that a CW attack blamed on Syria was in the works for over a decade.

          10. MekensehParty Avatar
            MekensehParty

            So you’re taking at face value what the Russians said but refuse to CONSIDER the multitude of EVIDENCE that shows that it was the Russian/Syrians who dropped dirty bombs. I’m not sure anymore that you’re looking for the truth. You just want to troll your Apocalypse theory, 666, WW3…
            Have fun with your buddy Omega. He’s great with conspiracy theories just like you.

          11. Rascal Avatar

            They already have their side picked. Russia,Hezb/Iran and Assad can do no wrong with some, but they are a minority of conspiracy theorists and Assad supporters. Look at Omega and Hind (and the new guy) for example, they will defend Assad and Iran to the bitter end no matter how much evidence regarding this or other atrocities committed. It is in their programming/brainwashing. Look at Iran for example also, they have been caught many times delivering weapons to their pet Houthi, every time they deny what they are doing, does this make it any less true? All the evidence is there they simply disregard it or try to overwrite and redirect it with conspiracy theory.

          12. Blaze Power Avatar
            Blaze Power

            Rascal. Glad you joined the party. Hopefully I can enlighten you. FIRSTLY let us get the foundation right. In this world we live in there is NO SAINT NOT ONE ZERO agreed? Saddam Hussein was accused of killing people years ago then tried recently for those crimes though he believed (in his mind that he was at war & to be fair on him he was) the Nazi’s also believed they where at war & all is fair in war right? Stay with me! Now what about the MOTHER of all HYPOCRITES the USA they killed the HIGHEST NUMBER of people IN 5 MINUTES in RECORDED HISTORY THAN ANYONE ELSE ON THE PLANET even the Nazi’s DON’T COME CLOSE but EVERYONE is silent & as if ONE TOWN was not enough they had to make it TWO TOWNS i.e HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI in retaliation for Pearl Harbor where how many died? Has anyone been tried for this? And for the 9/11 retribution HOW MANY INNOCENT WOMEN & CHILDREN have been COLLATERAL DAMAGE? as they most eloquently masquerade the term. Lets look at statistics NOT EMOTIONS the U.S has killed MORE people in foreign wars than the so called terrorists have done to Americans or any Western nation so really is this really about terrorism? I have personally lost over $2million to an illegal heist by the US GOVERNMENT ON FOREIGN soil using the biggest insult to the legal profession as a premise to steal my money (it is not the money that they where after please its only $2million but what it was funding that’s all they care about i.e maintaining world dominance even Sean Spicer said it recently check YouTube & quote “the president believes that the world is a safer place where America is on top”) similar to the smokescreen that occurred in Syria catalyst to this thread i.e the illegal 59 MISSILE STRIKE it asserts that dominance & this is the IDEOLOGY that countries like Russia, Iran even China even North Korea are opposing i.e this imperialistic agenda & HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with RIGHT OR WRONG the public are the jury or pawns in this international chess game if I may make a metaphor or two. Hypocrisy is everywhere there is no saint but here we have the USA trying to perceive themselves as the moral bar lecturing other nations on how to behave when they themselves do not have a clean record (“he without sin cast the first stone” & they all walked away). With the US government NOTHING is ever what it seems Edward Snowden, Wikileaks all bear testimony to the fact they ignore the EVIDENCE & want to assert strength instead they where spying on the world even Angela Merkel but all they cared about was intimidating Russia to release Snowden & Putin stood his ground in the face of hypocrisy & intimidation & THAT’S THE POINT! All power needs a counter balance to keep it in check Russia, China & North Korea are that balance. I was heading research into world changing technologies that could save us all from global warming, the nuclear reactor waste scourge and out of sheer naivete went public with my breakthroughs & almost paid with my life because “it did not make economic sense” to save the planet from doomsday. Does not make economic sense to stop pollution? stop nuclear waste contaminating our planet? greatly reduced energy costs for everyone? This was my crime! I will not elaborate further on who I am or what I accomplished because this will then appear to be self promoting & will give opponents of truth a reason to discredit what I have posted in an unbiased opinion. So to answer you there is no saint not even the USA is close in my opinion is the biggest culprit because while the rest are “What you see is what you get” the USA is a trojan horse a true wolf in sheeps clothing I speak from PERSONAL EXPERIENCE & no I am not muslim & very “Western” educated yes the cannibal eats its own children!

          13. Right; because you and the rest of the deranged, jingoist dimwits here don’t have a side picked. The difference is that I reason instead of swallowing the mainstream narrative that advocates more wars.

            All do wrong but nobody on Earth do more of it than the Anglo-American-Zionists. History speaks for itself. You brought up Iran arming the Houthis but conveniently forget to mention how the US (allegedly lost) $500M worth of weapons in Yemen. Clean your closet before calling out others.

            You said ‘no matter how much evidence regarding this’. Show me the evidence – I am waiting. Evidence of an airstrike, how the ‘white helmets’ carried Sarin gas infected bodies without any protection, etc. When you’re done, tell me what were children doing in a mountain hideout, how do you retrofit a Su-22 with CWs, why is the guy who provided the ‘evidence’ in Idlib a convicted jihadist (http://bit.ly/2petdZ5), etc

          14. HebAlba Avatar

            Oh shut you’re trap..Ras’Netanyahu moderator, no one on YaLibnan has the right to Free Speech but your settler squatters..the White Helmets killed the children in name of Allah. Whore.

          15. Rascal Avatar

            If I was a mod I would chuck you shiite ass kisser out of here for all the delusional trash you talk and very foul mouth language. So unfitting for a lady, but I will use that term loosely based on how you talk. Is that the kind of language you use with kids also, I see a very dysfunctional situation that you should seek help with and get your anger management under control before social services knock at your door.

          16. Rudy1947 Avatar

            Did you run out of valium again….pity. Have a tea with a good shot booze.

          17. Hannibal Avatar

            That “Free Syrian” dude is a from the seed of Abe and Haggar. he looks so much like his cousins the sons of Abe and Sarah.

          18. No need to make stuff up. I never wrote or made the slightest insinuation to scriptures, prophecies and what not. Everything I have wrote about was backed up. If you disagree, contradict with facts – don’t throw tantrums.

            There is no (real) evidence about Syria/Russia using chemical weapons. Bark as much as you want.

          19. OmegaHell, you can bark as much as you want but seems Assad 4.04 bombed (intentionally, knowing with Russia) chemical store of rebels, what caused death, and you are stupid missing 7.04 chemical news (The Syrian army carried out an attack on Al-Kabun with the use of chlorine gas) http://occupydemocrats.com/2017/04/07/assad-just-responded-trumps-strike-gassing-innocent-civilians/

          20. Dimwit, where do you read me write that Syria/Russia did not bomb a rebel factory producing chemical weapons? The location they struck is not the one shown in the mainstream media.

          21. Blaze Power Avatar
            Blaze Power

            vs honestly this one IS NOT even one for EVIDENCE but common sense why on earth would Assad respond by gassing more civilians. In law & investigation we have a very valuable term called MOTIVE. It is of NO TACTICAL ADVANTAGE for Assad to BOMB HIS OWN PEOPLE but it is every advantage for the USA, THE MEDIA & THE UN because THEY WANT ASSAD OUT! MOTIVE! People are dying “duh” of course we know that but that is not EVIDENCE the evidence required is WHO DID IT? & the proof BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT you know the CSI stuff the US claims to be good at or the Sherlock Holmes stuff in the UK stuff that can make a case in court that is EVIDENCE in case you DON’T KNOW WHAT evidence is a POINT OMEGA is trying to make NO ONE said people are not dying but that is not evidence of anything “just a serial gas killer on the loose” now STOP with the personal attacks you remind me of the U.S government unofficial policy “IF YOU ARE NOT WITH US THEN YOU ARE AGAINST US” just because someone like OMEGA differs with your opinion DOES NOT make him a villain. It just means he is independent, open minded & exercising his right to FREEDOM OF SPEECH is that NOT DEMOCRACY? Honestly what is this? Put your evidence here THEN TALK or make your OBJECTION till then you have no grounds & if in court the judge would say OVER RULED this is HEARSAY sit down counsel! All your evidence so far is HEARSAY & CIRCUMSTANTIAL not even enough for a burglary arrest later on a premise to flout INTERNATIONAL LAW & acts of WAR against SOVEREIGN NATIONS (take note of all the legal terms I aver here) So according to you & that article ANYONE’S gets gassed in Syria from now on then its Assad & Putin is that your diagnosis? Like the big WMD’s we found in Iraq on the same type of what you believe is EVIDENCE. C’mon lets keep it objective shall we?

          22. MekensehParty Avatar
            MekensehParty

            No one’s talking to you ya hmar
            http://Www.mekensehdoesntgiveashitaboutyou.com

          23. You mentioned me. Expect a reply.

            http://www.manup.com

          24. Hannibal Avatar

            Spoken like a Lebanese… LOL Ya 7mar w ya ma ba3ref chou… How about tell Omega: bta3ref miin ana OR le2iine 3all mataar hahahahahahahaha So friggin Lebanese de2 el maay bteb2a maay. LOL

          25. HebAlba Avatar

            See the picture of the FSA desecrating Kusseir Churches? Why do i know, an old friend of a grand uncle called me, he fled to Damascus said they desecrated grand uncle’s Christian cemetery.

          26. Sorry to hear. It’s a fact that Christians were safe in Iraq and Syria before the bogus wars started.

          27. Danny Farah Avatar
            Danny Farah

            Chemical ALi stop your whining.. you are going to get your ass kicked like it or not..you got what you deserve and God willing the US will rain bombs on Assad and his cronies and Daesh as well.

          28. Blaze Power Avatar
            Blaze Power

            HE WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE! DO NOT USE THE LORDS NAME IN VAIN. there is no saint here. ANOTHER SCRIPTURE: WHY DO YOU CALL ME GOOD? NO ONE IS GOOD ONLY GOD IS GOOD…Jesus Christ. I have answered you with scripture since you want to bring God to adjudicate on a unjust matter & since the U.S is self righteous into believing their hands are clean they forget HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI they butchered more women & children in 5 MINUTES than any other nation in history even broke the Nazi’s record. I am not whining anything EVERYTHING is going according to plan the U.S has exposed their backside Vladimir Putin is demanding evidence & rightly so he should. All I gotta do is sit here & watch! Ass kicked? I don’t think so!

          29. HebAlba Avatar

            You are wrong Blaze Power is right;)

            Airstrikes Without Justice
            by JOHN WIGHT
            http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/04/07/airstrikes-without-justice/

          30. MekensehParty Avatar
            MekensehParty

            read English ya hmar
            what you wrote in italic says that it’s an infantile argument to believe that a bomb dropped by your Syrian uncle on a rebel warehouse containing all the elements that make the chemical weapon is not enough to make it deadly. One of the elements to mix is Isopropyl alcohol and if it was hit by a bomb it will create a ball of flame, which didn’t happen
            Hold on
            http://WWW.LEARNENGLISH.COM/YAHMAR

          31. If you teach at that English center in Elmhurt, NY, I promise to enroll. Deal? Hopefully you teach better English than you do French.

            Both the accounts of Bretton-Gordon (found in italic) and Kaszeta are in favor of the mainstream version of this incident. I brought them up to call out the discrepancies between the mainstream story and Syria/Russia’s.

          32. I noticed that the degenerate keeps coming back to Counterpunch for reference. Well, at least he seems to have given up on LaRouche…. 🙂

          33. Blaze Power Avatar
            Blaze Power

            Ok as we say in law I will respond to your questions “ad seriatim”

            1. FACT agreed this is routine Russians & Syrians DO NOT deny this

            2. AGREED Syrians & Russians DO NOT deny this but what was the gas? NO PROOF YET but 59 MISSILES FIFTY NINE have been fired in the absence of this

            3. You are making an assumption here “assumptions” in “OUR FREE” democratic world DO NOT justify killing people & committing acts of war & breaching international LAW over assumptions? assumptions? & I quote you “It does not make sense”. Ok does not make sense according to who you? meaning you are not sure? & in law as the Americans well know if the answer is “reasonably POSSIBLY true” then that is the answer you go with. The accused party (Russia & Syria) has adduced evidence THUS onus & burden of proof is on the accuser to discredit THOSE FACTS with HARD EVIDENCE & BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT is the legal term, BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT!!! The Russians said “The chemicals where ready & mixed to be transported & used in Iraq as is” that is their explanation & did Sherlock investigate that claim? NO! send the 59 CRUISE MISSILES was the impulsive response & WHO IS THE DICTATOR NOW MR TRUMP? or as McCAIN put it a THUG & A BULLY! (emphasis added accordingly) stay with me. Now back to your “common sense” does it “make sense” according to your “western” understanding for someone to take a car & drive full speed into pedestrians killing them then stabbing a policemen on your way to Westminster hall? Or flying airplanes full of fuel into buildings full of people? or wearing a vest laden with C4 & blowing yourself up & everybody in site in a supermarket full of people? or driving a car full of bombs into an embassy kamikaze style? Does that make sense to you? As much sense as mixing those chemicals & transporting them in their “volatile” & deadly state straight into the battlefield for use that would be “suicidal” IN YOUR OPINION right? Now you are getting the point. These guys are determined & their personal safety is hardly a priority thus “sense” does not apply here! Trump messed up & he messed up big. He better apologize NOW while there is still time!

            5. NOBODY disputes that but I think point 4 kills this argument. Next contention

            As for your PS I think you will see it clearly states & quote “For those of YOU that are spiritual” that was averred in discretion to those it is applicable to for them to apply such discretion as conferred upon them by said assertion. I hope that clarifies that one!

          34. Hannibal Avatar

            I am moving to the midwest… The East and West coasts will be targeted. What will store best? Jerkies or beans? 😉

        2. Scriptures and prophecies aside, science contradicts the mainstream version of this story.

          “Even assuming that large quantities of both Sarin precursors were located in the same part of the same warehouse (a practice that seems odd), an air-strike is not going to cause the production of large quantities of Sarin. Dropping a bomb on the binary components does not actually provide the correct mechanism for making the nerve agent. It is an infantile argument. One of the precursors is isopropyl alcohol. It would go up in a ball of flame. A very large one. Which has not been in evidence.”

          https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2017/04/05/chemical-realities-russias-khan-sheikhoun-chemical-warehouse-attack-claims/
          http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/04/06/on-that-gas-attack-we-dont-need-conspiracies-to-oppose-us-war-in-syria/

    2. Danny Farah Avatar
      Danny Farah

      Well the rebels or Daesh do not have airplanes to fly over and dropped them and Assad did it 3 1/2 years ago. Russia suggested to destroy the WMD and will not be repeated. so if suggested then to Obama what does that tell you? you are tracing articles to see who did it? Does the history of Assad Brutality against LEbanon and Palestinians does not indicate he would be innocent of chemical crimes. He dropps barell bombs on people waiting in line to buy bread.. he facilitated al qaada passage from Syria to Iraq prior to the civil war.. he bombed the living hell out of Lebanon. oh please go back to bed. and as far as the Us dropping bombs on Japan who attacked first anyway with kamikaze? what Trump did was great. fact check it’s russia who keeps on killing and hezbollah and the articles you read must been published by AL Manar and Tehran news..

      1. Syria did no such thing three and half years ago. The mainstream media pushed that lie and it was debunked as just that: a lie.

        Learn the facts or put them in order. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had nothing with the kamikaze attack of Pearl Harbor (which happened four years before).

        There is nothing ‘great’ about the US airstrikes in Syria. It’s desperation. The most recent strike killed 15-25 civilians.

      2. Blaze Power Avatar
        Blaze Power

        Look are you DEMOCRAT or a MERCENARY? If you are a democrat then what ever happens you practice DEMOCRACY don’t evade the point! The U.S claims to be the “de facto” benchmark of democracy the very personification of the word. Now they are playing JUDGE DREDD? Listen here in a democracy & law enforcement a criminal record is only used for evaluating a suspect having past propensity to commit a similar crime & reliant for “sentencing” to ascertain if he is a repeat offender or a habitual criminal. A past record DOES NOT & CANNOT be used to convict someone of ANY fresh matter. DUE PROCESS DEMANDS an investigation, collection of EVIDENCE, filing of charges BEFORE a competent court or TRIBUNAL of LEGAL jurisdiction over alleged crimes then a FAIR trial THEN sentencing IN THAT ORDER as I see it JUDGE DREDD TRUMP jumped all the way to the end IS THAT DEMOCRACY then who THE HELL ARE YOU TO QUESTION VLADIMIR PUTIN? HUH? C’mon ditch the double standards its appalling!

        1. Danny Farah Avatar
          Danny Farah

          Dude I am republican and I voted for Trump and I support what Trump ordered the bombing of the Air Force base. Where was the due process when the Syrian Army were bombing Lebanese Cities and kidnapping of Lebanese and to force their families to pay ransom. Yes i am talking history but no one not even the wahabis of Saudi arabia as the indfidels (lol) calls them helped stop the war. A due Process was then needed while publicly we were butchered and humiliated. Let’s start with that first.. Assad regime established as totalitarian regime for decades ranging from his father to Bashar. Well now it’s Suleimani of Iran who is ruling Syria Bashar is just a pawn. Assad sent his thugs to shoot down people while protesting. Assad sent AL Qaida to attack US troops even on orders from Tehran to bomb shiites area to cause civil war and chaos. due process my ass. ANd Putin keeps killing his own adversaries one by one. just what Iran, syria and hezbollah tried to do in lebanon. the want to silence us but no matter they try..How come everyone attacks Hezbollah or Iranian interest in Lebanon they get caught except their own adversaries..Due process my ass. you are a blazing lies and your devious words will not save you from God’s due process in the end.

          1. Blaze Power Avatar
            Blaze Power

            I had given up on this thread because the moderator took down a post I made detailing the problem of a military confrontation between the USA & Russia of which I made a clear tactical overview of how IMPOSSIBLE it would be for the USA to defeat Putin. I even posted the technical data on how to defeat the B2 stealth bomber & circumvent Star Wars including tactical mods to the Russian TOPOL 1 ICBM or Missile. If our Advanced Sciences lab knows this imagine what the Russians know. The thing I am saying here is that SOVEREIGN territorial respect & the rule of law are what made America. They ditch that America is finished. America is the POOREST country in the world they owe $25TRILLION & ALL that debt is secured by America’s integrity ONLY not redeemable assets. Now suddenly if the creditors feel Uncle Sam wont pay because he does not respect THE LAW what happens to investor confidence? DR Congo’s debt is $12Billion the USA $25TRILLION you went to school which number is bigger -$12BILLION or -$25TRILLION (those are negative balances) so on a ledger the Congo is wealthier than the U.S. The point is law is law if not then war is coming & sadly the U.S is outgunned BIG TIME! You are scared to die yet you want to fight someone who is prepared to kill himself to kill you! Trump is not as clever as I thought he was even his supporters have abandoned him look:

            https://www.rt.com/usa/384082-shadow-brokers-nsa-password-trump/

            BE CAREFUL DO NOT USE THE LORDS NAME IN VAIN. THOU SHALL NOT JUDGE. I have not judged you thus I advise you to desist from personal attacks everyone here is entitled to their opinion

          2. HebAlba Avatar

            “Syrian Army makes terrifying discovery of dead civilians murdered by rebels in Aleppo” Leith Fadel – 13/04/2017

            BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) discovered the bodies of seven civilians brutally raped and murdered by opposition fighters before they left the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo in December.

            According to local activists, the Syrian Arab Army discovered the bodies of four young women and three children in a residential quarter of Aleppo.

            The women were aged between 24 and 35, and the children were aged between 3 and 7.

            All seven bodies were taken to a military hospital, where forensic experts determined many of the victims were raped before they were killed.

            https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-makes-terrifying-discovery-dead-civilians-murdered-rebels-aleppo/

      3. HebAlba Avatar

        Really? You live in the past. Israel i desperate to get SYRIA.

        “Dear President Trump,

        We write to you with angst just days before the Passover holiday when the Jews escaped the oppressive tyranny of Pharaoh in Egypt. The Assad regime in Syria appears to have conducted a nerve gas attack against Syrian civilians yesterday. At least 58 civilians have been killed in the attack, marking the worst chemical attack in Syria since the August 21, 2013 chemical massacre. We believe that a strong response from the U.S. is essential to stopping these war crimes.(..)

        If today’s horrific atrocity is not met with a firm response, Assad likely has more attacks planned on an even larger scale.
        The world today is looking to your administration for leadership.

        We therefore urge you to fully appreciate the importance of this moment and to act decisively to avoid dire consequences. Specifically, we recommend that you adopt the following measures:• Order targeted airstrikes on Assad regime air facilities, jetways, and fix-wing and rotary aircraft so as to prevent the regime from carrying out further chemical attacks with nerve agents.(..)

        Signed
        Rabbi Alison Adler
        Rabbi Daniel Askenazi
        Rabbi Justus Baird
        Rabbi Ben Berger
        Rabbi Jonathan Biatch
        Rabbi Jason Bonder
        Rabbi Jill Borodin
        Rabbi Mark Borovitz
        Rabbi Daniel Bouskila
        Rabbi Debra S. Cantor
        Rabbi Mari Chernow
        Rabbi Yosi Cirlin
        Rabbi Chuck Davidson
        Rabbi Ellen Weinberg Dreyfus
        Rabbi Menashe East
        Rabbi Judith Edelstein
        Rabbi Dr. Zev Farber
        Cantor Rebecca Joy Fletcher
        Rabbi Avidan Freedman
        Rabbi Ruth Gais
        Rabbi Rachel Gartner
        Rabbi Daniel Goodman
        Rabbi Mel Gottlieb,Ph.D.Rabbi Maralee Gordon
        Rabbi Steve Greenberg
        Rabbi Dr. Yitz Greenberg
        Rabbi Arielle Hanien
        Rabbi Ari D. Hart
        Rabbi Dr. Richard Hidary
        Rabbi Sarit Horwitz
        Rabbi Rachel Isaacs
        Rabbi David Jaffe
        Rabbi Marisa James
        Rabbi David Kalb
        Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky
        Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky
        Rabbi Elana Kanter
        Rabbi David Kasher
        Cantor Dr. Evan Kent
        Rabbi Riqi Kosovske
        Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman
        Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
        Rabbi Andy Koren
        Rabbi Eugene Korn
        Rabbi Dr. Robert L. Kravitz
        Rabbi Daniel LandesRabbi Aaron Leibowitz
        Rabbi Darby Jared Leigh
        Rabbi Joshua Lesser
        Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater
        Rabbi Leah Lewis
        Rabbi John A. Linder
        Rabbi Andrea London
        Rabbi Yehoshua Looks
        Rabbi Marc Margolius
        Rabbi Ariel Evan Mayse
        Rabbi Avram Mlotek
        Rabbi Dan Moskovitz
        Rabbi Kehillah Dina Najman
        Rabbi David Novak
        Rabbi Micha Odenheimer
        Rabbi Haim Ovadia
        Rabbi Laura Owens
        Rabbi Shuli Passow
        Rabbi Robin Podolsky
        Rabbi Aaron Potek
        Rabbi Aviva Richman
        Rabbi Tracee Rosen
        Rabbi Scott B. Saulson Rabbi Robert Scheinberg
        Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger
        Rabbi David Seidenberg
        Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller
        Rabbi Dean Shapiro
        Rabbi Bonnie Sharfman
        Rabbi Garth Silberstein
        Rabbi Daniel Raphael Silverstein
        Rabbi Suzanne Singer
        Rabbi Jenny Solomon
        Rabbi Robin S. Sparr
        Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
        Rabbi Victor Urecki
        Rabbi Devin Villarreal
        Rabbi Elyse Wechterman
        Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub
        Rabbi Ora Weiss
        Rabbi Zari Weiss
        Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz
        Rabbi Shawn Zevit
        Rabbi Jill Berkson Zimmerman

        The views and opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Forward.
        http://forward.com/scribe/3

        1. Hannibal Avatar

          That’s a lot of Rabbis…
          There is ONE Rabbi in existence: His name is Jesus the Christ!

          1. Niemals Avatar

            Don’t tell about this Rabbi aramäisch ישוע Jeschua oder Jeschu to the Jews…..
            https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/92730f889d98b56aeb3ec7dfe0dee2a0f179719e5a68aa3353b6bfda81270491.jpg
            {Jesus als Guter Hirte, frühchristliche Deckenmalerei in der Calixtus-Katakombe in Rom, um 250}

      4. HebAlba Avatar

        The rabbis want Eretz-Yisrael, naturally. Even if it means starting WWIII.

        1. The thing “Rabbis” want the most is to drive you nuts with the little things. Did you notice your coffee tasted strange this morning? Well, a rabbi pissed in it. The dog turd you found under your bed the other day? Another present from the Rabbis.

          Mark my words and watch your step carefully: you never know where a Rabbi may choose to place that banana peel. Who would want to nurse you 24/7 when you’re stuck in the wheelchair?

    3. Hannibal Avatar

      59 FIFTY NINE cruise missiles because Trump couldn’t afford the 60th… 😉

  2. Medvedev discovered Russia and the United States on the brink of hostilities https://lenta.ru/news/2017/04/07/dam_edge/

    1. Marco Rubio: ‘We’re Not At War With Russia’ After US Missile Strike On Syria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHZiDSYPdus

  3. man-o-war Avatar
    man-o-war

    Pentagon warned Russia, Russia warns Syria, Syria moves expensive toys out of the way. Runways still intact, minimal damage done. Strikes literally did nothing to stop Syria from carrying out more “gas attacks”.

    Do we really want ASSad to fall and allow the possibility of radical Islamic jihadist to take over the country, which is what will certainly happen. They want to govern Syria under Sharia law, the most backward ass shit in the world.
    @Btru2u can attest to this.

    Now Trump looks like he’s “tougher” than Obama. Dog and pony show! Distracting from the #TrumpRussia investigation.

    1. Blaze Power Avatar
      Blaze Power

      Point taken & maybe a valid approach I see your logic but I doubt Russians would bend over backwards for the Donald. Syria is a matter of national pride for Russia. A statement to the world that Russia is a serious player that cannot be ignored & that is a fact

      1. man-o-war Avatar
        man-o-war

        Would the Russians bend over backwards for Trump if it means protecting their assets in and around DC? In my opinion, they’ve made it into the white house, congress, and national security council. Those are pretty important assets and I would assume worth throwing Trump a bone to maintain his position.

        Of course I could be way off and Trump is truly a moron who is willing to put us in a world war. Would it be Russia, Syria, Iran, China, and North Korea agains the world?

      2. man-o-war Avatar
        man-o-war

        C-Span. org is streaming the UN national security council meeting right now. Russia is speaking right now.

      3. but I doubt Russians would bend over backwards for the Donald.

        It wouldn’t be the first time ‘leaders’ (even those who appear as enemies) orchestrate incidents to help each other – directly or not.

      4. MekensehParty Avatar
        MekensehParty

        I hate to be the one to bring it to you: Russia has just been ignored
        Serious player my @$$
        With all the muscle flexing, Sokhoi, Kuznetsov…. over a year and a half of intervention nothing much changed on the ground
        Israel bombs Damascus whenever it wants
        Turkey invaded the North
        The Kurds are carving their territory
        and now the US just launched 59 Tomahawks that farted on the Russian troops on the ground
        You really call all this a “statement” from Russia?

        1. Blaze Power Avatar
          Blaze Power

          I think you missed the point. Firstly the Tomahawks did not “fart” anything as you most

          eloquently put it. The U.S called the Russians “prior” to the attack, a premise to cowardice. The usual tact like in Iraq is to just go in guns blazing which was not the case here. They are sure Russia is complicit right? They said Russia CANNOT go unpunished that’s what they said right? Every army general knows that “surprise” is the best element of attack thus metaphorically speaking why on earth would the police tell the criminals “we are coming take your loot & run before we come” that is really stupid & makes clear that it was a propaganda ploy & judging by your reaction it seems they have managed to hoodwink a few but not all of us. Further if balls where the issue they are sure it was SU’s that dropped the bombs why not hit one SU then lets see if cool heads would prevail & as “vs” pointed out below the chickens are quick to make clear their position & quote

          “Marco Rubio: ‘We’re Not At War With Russia’ After US Missile Strike On Syria”.

          An ongoing battle means nothing the end result declares the victor. A miss is as good as a mile it matters not what ones opinion is on an ongoing matter the end result is all that counts. Truth be told in all out war the Russians come out on top & that’s a fact. Why? Donald Trump could not even get an executive order to ban certain people from entering the country imagine that? It was overturned by a DISTRICT COURT man I a man of law A DISTRICT COURT & you say you are the most powerful man in the world? You call that power? Do you know how many hoops the Donald would have to jump through just to get a Nuke out of the silo or one of the Tridents? Now Putin gives the word NOW the Topol 1 fires a nuke INSTANTLY no questions asked by the time Washington gets their s@#t together NORAD is out including Washington check this out:

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT-2PM2_Topol-M

          That is Stark’s Jericho missile wannabe on steroids “the real deal”. Look this is an objective thread void of personal attacks dealing only with the facts. I was airing my opinion of the Russian position not its perception because perception is a matter of “Vantage Point” in layman the angle from which you look from determines what you see & how you perceive it case in point & propaganda distorts perception too that is why I stated let us wait for the victor. In short the jury is out on this one. let us not use tact & personal attacks to deviate from the core issue & the heading of this thread. That attack was unjustified & that’s the point!

          PS: the Israeli ambassador was summoned to Moscow several times to answer for Israels intentions to which they stated “No Beef with Russia” thus I don’t see your point. if you challenge & it is really your intention DON’T BACK DOWN otherwise you are just a clown & that’s the point if it is about balls take Putin head on then lets see what happens otherwise till then let us leave it at that

          1. MekensehParty Avatar
            MekensehParty

            Try to keep your nonsense shorter, maybe I’ll read it. There was a time, a period of 8 years, where the US cared and tried to behave responsibly around the world, investigate and try to solve things diplomatically, but you shat on this period and on the man behind it. Now the US doesn’t give a rat’s ass about useless and long investigations which factual findings won’t be recognized anyway and so this new man behind this bully approach is going to crush asses, bomb whenever and whoever he wants and all of you fake conscious people can cry and whale as much as you want, spread conspiracy theories and go after words like “proofs”, “law”, investigation all of which you didn’t care about when the Syrians, Russians and Iranians burried hundreds of thousands of people they simply called “terrorists”.
            Maybe indeed a 3rd WW is in the making and at this point I have to welcome it because just like the second WW rid us from the nazies, fascists and communists, this one will rid us of the fake humans who are using our civilized values to spread deceit in the world.

          2. Blaze Power Avatar
            Blaze Power

            More personal attacks why do I even bother? Audiences out there. Yet wisdom is vindicated by her own effects. You have seen it for yourself first hand. When confronted by truth the true hand of satan is revealed alas. They have accepted that they are lawless thus why are they ranting & raving about Putin? Read my other article on Russia’s military capabilities & stop watching avengers the U.S is ill equipped for a confrontation with Russia. Putin is ex-KGB & knows too well what is required while Trump is just a realtor. If you want to talk war trust me Russia comes out on top on this one there is a reason why Farid Zachary on CNN labelled Putin THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE WORLD. You talk of bombing ass & all that other ignorant jargon but truth be told Putin can fire a Nuclear weapon NOW while Donald is ranting on twitter about his travel ban or border wall being blocked by a DISTRICT COURT. I think that is touche

          3. MekensehParty Avatar
            MekensehParty

            Keep believing what you want, and you sure seem to have very weird beliefs bringing “Satan” into the equation and considering apocalyptic scriptures as facts.
            This is what WW3 will be about. Us, the civilized, principled and scientific against all of you religious fanatic morons of ALL religions!
            I want to see what Russia will do or can do besides barking its displeasure as we bomb its protégé over and over, because this is not the first time we bomb assad’s troops. And soon, once we uncover his failed attempt at destroying our democracies we’re going directly after Putin and we will get him like we got Hitler, the USSR, Saddam, Ghaddafi and all the underhumans that roamed this fine earth.
            Prepare for your apocalypse, it’s coming. The rules have changed and it’s now a matter of who will survive, us or the likes of you.

          4. Blaze Power Avatar
            Blaze Power

            Sorry people it seems this thread is also biased I am officially out of this argument whats the point if the moderator is freezing my posts & taking them down. I don’t make personal attacks I don’t insult anyone just HARD FACTS! Why take the post down? I posted a reply to this & it was removed by the moderator it seems. I took a while typing it with HARD FACTS & it seems not everyone can tolerate the truth I though it was just Al jazeera but it even this site is the same. You are on your own. Personal attacks no FACTS when you post FACTS they get taken down I have had it double standard & hypocrisy sicken me! May God help us all that believe in truth & justice

          5. MekensehParty Avatar
            MekensehParty

            Don’t let the door hit you in the back troll
            Take your fake “facts” elsewhere

          6. HebAlba Avatar

            Blaze Power – MekensehParty • 2 days ago

            I think you missed the point. Firstly the Tomahawks did not “fart” anything as you most

            eloquently put it. The U.S called the Russians “prior” to the attack, a premise to cowardice. The usual tact like in Iraq is to just go in guns blazing which was not the case here. They are sure Russia is complicit right? They said Russia CANNOT go unpunished that’s what they said right? Every army general knows that “surprise” is the best element of attack thus metaphorically speaking why on earth would the police tell the criminals “we are coming take your loot & run before we come” that is really stupid & makes clear that it was a propaganda ploy & judging by your reaction it seems they have managed to hoodwink a few but not all of us. Further if balls where the issue they are sure it was SU’s that dropped the bombs why not hit one SU then lets see if cool heads would prevail & as “vs” pointed out below the chickens are quick to make clear their position & quote

            “Marco Rubio: ‘We’re Not At War With Russia’ After US Missile Strike On Syria”.

            An ongoing battle means nothing the end result declares the victor. A miss is as good as a mile it matters not what ones opinion is on an ongoing matter the end result is all that counts. Truth be told in all out war the Russians come out on top & that’s a fact. Why? Donald Trump could not even get an executive order to ban certain people from entering the country imagine that? It was overturned by a DISTRICT COURT man I a man of law A DISTRICT COURT & you say you are the most powerful man in the world? You call that power? Do you know how many hoops the Donald would have to jump through just to get a Nuke out of the silo or one of the Tridents? Now Putin gives the word NOW the Topol 1 fires a nuke INSTANTLY no questions asked by the time Washington gets their s@#t together NORAD is out including Washington check this out:

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wi

            That is Stark’s Jericho missile wannabe on steroids “the real deal”. Look this is an objective thread void of personal attacks dealing only with the facts. I was airing my opinion of the Russian position not its perception because perception is a matter of “Vantage Point” in layman the angle from which you look from determines what you see & how you perceive it case in point & propaganda distorts perception too that is why I stated let us wait for the victor. In short the jury is out on this one. let us not use tact & personal attacks to deviate from the core issue & the heading of this thread. That attack was unjustified & that’s the point!

            PS: the Israeli ambassador was summoned to Moscow several times to answer for Israels intentions to which they stated “No Beef with Russia” thus I don’t see your point. if you challenge & it is really your intention DON’T BACK DOWN otherwise you are just a clown & that’s the point if it is about balls take Putin head on then lets see what happens otherwise till then let us leave it at that

          7. Blaze Power Avatar
            Blaze Power

            Your words speak for you old chum I do not need to even need to dignify this with an answer its clear what I am dealing you are what you are! Facts are facts cannot be altered & that’s the beauty of truth it is what it is like it or not. Goodbye old chum!

          8. Blaze Power Avatar
            Blaze Power

            Your words speak for you old chum I do not need to even dignify
            this with an answer its clear what I am dealing with you are what you are!
            Facts are facts cannot be altered & that’s the beauty of truth it is
            what it is like it or not. Goodbye old chum!

          9. MekensehParty Avatar
            MekensehParty

            If you don’t want to dignify it with an answer why would you then answer?
            Walk away to your buddies at infowar where facts are altered for the feebles of mind like you

          10. Blaze Power Avatar
            Blaze Power

            Your words speak for you old chum I do not need to even dignify this with an answer. This will repeat till you get the message

          11. MekensehParty Avatar
            MekensehParty

            So you’ll keep replying that you won’t reply?
            Makes perfect sense

    2. Precisely, it was not a surprised attack (confirmed by the Pentagon) – which boosted Trump’s rating in the US.

      They do want Assad gone and the Wahhabi vermin roam around – they did so in Iraq and Libya. Syria was next but Russia intervened.

    3. Hannibal Avatar

      What do the Lebanese say? malla temselieh? 😉

      1. It is difficult to get official confirmation on strikes in rebel-held areas as they are active warzones

  4. man-o-war Avatar
    man-o-war

    Now that the “rebels” see that Trump will ‘act’, are we going to start seeing a lot more chemical weapons being used in the days to come? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b029a8c20db7f094569f43619e90da4f5dddfb9932e7f944ecb5a015a4179bef.jpg

  5. HebAlba Avatar

    Partisangirl‏ l y a 2 heures
    “Jihadists are celebrating Trump’s contribution to their Islamist cause in Syria.
    They made this image in his “honour”.
    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/fe751bce0e969f84a3b301e95e44cc7b24e0aaba4fbedab49f6934933a5ad0ac.jpg

    1. wargame1 Avatar
      wargame1

      An English missionary In the 1850s named Samuel Lyde lived among the Alawites and built a mission and school. He subsequently published an account of his time there, in which he wrote that he was convinced that they were like St Paul’s description of the heathen: “filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness”. He criticized their brigandage, feuds, lying and divorce and claimed that “the state of [their] society was a perfect hell upon earth”

      1. Hannibal Avatar

        That is a true quote but Mr. Lyde also in 1856 killed a beggar trying to steal his coat which started an anti-Christian riot which lasted several months spreading to many cities. That shows that the Christians were targeted by the Sunnis since before modern day Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. Do you believe Sunnis or for that matter all of Islam is filled with “righteousness”? All the religions suck a$$ big time.

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