Gased babies chocking to death is not “increadibly stupid” enough for you?! C’mon Sintra watch what you’re writting.

The only thing incredibly stupid here is the idea that this is some humanitarian mission. The US is supporting the starvation of Yemen right now. I’ll let you Google that one. Its a hell of a lot worse than this.

BTW the UN has not even taken a side on what happened.

Latest rumor. Mcmaster wants to send in 150,000 troops by June

Strange act for sure, these strikes on Syria. Is Trump trying to say, that he is bad, mad, and dangerous to know? Was he waiting for this moment? From a cynical perspective, that’s a sneaky move. He showed that he can be tough and resolute. He found a weak enemy, and did some surgical strikes. He showed that he can be tough on Russia. He silences his stupid critics and stupid liberals, who’ll be more careful in the future in egging him on. Putin would probably let it slide, as it does not really threaten Russia.

More complicated things lie in the future. If Assad stays, then everyone can be happy, except the victims of these strikes. But if Assad goes, Russia will be seriously challenged. It stands a lot to lose in the region, and I am not sure, it would be willing to absorb the blow.

I still don’t know how to take Trump. Is he diabolically smart, or just an idiot in the hands of neocons. All in all, I am deeply disappointed that he took this route, but I am trying to see some rationale behind it. Even if he gets somewhere (which I doubt) — that’s not the way to get anywhere.

Wow. So many USA folks are trying to have their cake and eat it too. Look what you said :

He showed that he can be tough on Russia.

Then does not really threaten Russia

It didn’t even threaten the asphalt of the runway.

Even the military community in the US is very split on this dumb move.

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/9089/americas-tomahawk-missile-attack-on-syrias-shayrat-air-base-was-a-sham

Unless you count old concrete as a weapon system or enemy, last night’s strikes did no real damage to Assad’s war fighting capability. The strike did not even take out the base’s runway or taxiways temporarily, meaning more missions can be flown from Shayrat in the near term. Even the base’s air defenses were left intact.

Very interesting this article described by Bellum.

“ the administration had a “very high level of confidence” that the massacre in Khan Sheikhoun was carried out by Assad’s forces using sarin, which is banned as a weapon of mass destruction under international law .”

Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-attack-us-trump-air-strikes-bombs-avoided-sarin-stockpile-airbase-chemical-weapons-idlib-a7672126.html
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This doesn’t even matter ! It does not even matter if Assad did it. If Assad did it, does not absolve Trump from breaking international law, constitutional law and all the political norms therein.

And not only does it not matter poltically, if Assad did it or not. It doesn’t change anything strategically on the ground. Trump cannot send in ground forces to take out Assad ! That would mean, that Trump would have to read the same ultimatum to Vladimir Putin, that George Bush read to Saddam Hussain.

So no more smoking gun posts. Or aha posts. Because it doesn’t matter. In other news…

Syrian Warplanes From US-Hit Air Base Said To Resume Air Strikes-ZeroHedge

SOHR: military sources witnessed two warplanes taking off from Shayrat airbase less than 24 hours after it got hit w/ dozens of US Tomahawks

Really, have you seen the damage. Are you at the airfield in question at this moment.

I have seen the damage. ToMohawks aren’t what they used to be apparently.

LOL! Where did I say that 59 hit the target? Why are you taking at face value that only 23 hit the target? Would you also believe a claim that only 15 hit the target if the Russia Ministry of Defence announced it? Think about it? Put yourself in the shoes of a spokesman in the Russian Ministry of Defence. At all costs the strike has to be played down and they throw out a figure that is essentially click bait. The result is that the story goes viral and conspiracy people fill in the blanks. Based on that 23 claim alone that blank has already been filled in by armchair warriors claiming that Russians shot down the rest.

The same goes for the Russian UAV footage that focuses on the intact aircraft next to the runway. Of course the Russians know that those are old retired types/decoys and that the US planners have left them alone. Old MiG-15 or 17 plus Su-7 and or Su-17s that have been there for years. By doing so they know that the footage will go viral and ignorance will take over with the armchair warriors claiming “missed aircraft”. Can you see how the propaganda works?
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Judging by the damage, I’d say 23 hits is way too high of an estimation.

Holy cow. Take a look at who called it about 5 posts up.

How did he prevent Syria jets hiding in Latakia? He attacked instantly and without warning.

I read this better than others clearly. I think a number of you guys are about to be busy 24×7 for a while? Putin is going to be very unhappy. This is the biggest slap in the face he’s ever received.

Trump works fast.

I called it on the page before this. So there’s that.