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re: What's the point of this attack on Syrian Airfield?
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:33 am to Rakim
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:33 am to Rakim
quote:Flash!
What's the point of this attack on Syrian Airfield?
The more I'm reading, the more obvious this was a lot about the show. Closely coordinated with the Russians. Russian advanced air defense not employed. Runways not damaged. Personnel evacuated. Statement this was a one-off.
Meanwhile, it's a clear message to Assad and NoKo's FatBoy
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Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:37 am to LSURussian
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Really dumb statement.
You believe the US acted accordingly?
We just shifted our policy to basically supporting Assad which was a huge policy shift and Assad all of a sudden decides to launch a chemical attack? I just wish more time was spent actually investigating the situation. It's very peculiar.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:37 am to Rakim
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What's the point of this attack on Syrian Airfield?
To enforce what was said to the Syrian government by the international community and the US (Obama administration) about the consequences of using chemical warfare to slaughter civilians and to destroy the military target responsible for said chemical weapons attack. May not prevent continued atrocities in Syria but you can't just keep saying you are going to punish those responsible for such atrocities and then do nothing when they occur. Today they believe what the rest of the world has been telling them about consequences. It was a very focused message and also a measured tactical destruction of a military target responsible for what we saw earlier this week which the whole world condemned.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:40 am to Rakim
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I'm old enough
So age doesn't always bring wisdom.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:43 am to Havoc
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So age doesn't always bring wisdom.
Because this isn't a complex issue
Gfy
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:44 am to NC_Tigah
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The more I'm reading, the more obvious this was a lot about the show. Closely coordinated with the Russians. Russian advanced air defense not employed. Runways not damaged. Personnel evacuated. Statement this was a one-off.
Did you see the video today of the base? Didn't look like much got destroyed, at all. I've seen bigger potholes in the Northeast. Looks like it was one big expensive fireworks show on an evacuated base.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:44 am to NC_Tigah
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The more I'm reading, the more obvious this was a lot about the show. Closely coordinated with the Russians. Russian advanced air defense not employed. Runways not damaged. Personnel evacuated. Statement this was a one-off.
I'm actually leaning toward this opinion too.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:46 am to Rakim
quote:Even if that's true, and I don't think we've ever supported Assad, all bets are off once Assad once again used chemical weapons.
We just shifted our policy to basically supporting Assad which was a huge policy shift
Did you completely miss Trump's statement yesterday afternoon that chemical weapons used on civilians changed his opinion about staying on the sidelines?
Stop being obtuse.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:46 am to Rakim
Expect a lot of back and forth talk between Russia and U.S. prior to them cutting a "deal."
Sanctions lifted, Russian keeps Assad from fading anyone (I think Russians were the instigators behind the attack), Assad stays in power, pipeline gets built.
Sanctions lifted, Russian keeps Assad from fading anyone (I think Russians were the instigators behind the attack), Assad stays in power, pipeline gets built.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:47 am to CorporateTiger
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Expect a lot of back and forth talk between Russia and U.S. prior to them cutting a "deal."
Sanctions lifted, Russian keeps Assad from fading anyone (I think Russians were the instigators behind the attack), Assad stays in power, pipeline gets built.
You're probably right.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:48 am to Rakim
The strategic reason is to destroy the airfield used in the chemical attack.
The political reason is to show Assad that there will be retaliation if chemical weapons are used.
The political reason is to show Assad that there will be retaliation if chemical weapons are used.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:49 am to Mo Jeaux
You can see it in Putin's comments today. He condemns the strikes and the invokes the U.N. (who he knows won't do shite) to respond.
A few more bellicose statements back and forth, maybe a few bombs, then the U.S. and Russia ink the end goal of this giant theater show.
A few more bellicose statements back and forth, maybe a few bombs, then the U.S. and Russia ink the end goal of this giant theater show.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:49 am to Rakim
As signatures and guarantors of the agreement, YES we are the judge and jury on this! Note: we are also the executioner!
Why do I think you were in grade school and not in the boonies?
Agent orange was a defoliant that was later found to have a contaminant that was somewhat carcinogenic at the exposure rates we encountered.
"Shite tons of chemical weapons we dropped on Vietnam"?
We didn't drop one milligram of "chemical weapons"!
We did use tear gas primarily in the tunnels, but that's the same stuff we use on p+ssy hatted libtards in our own cities!
Your massive ignorance of this era makes me question if you were even alive during Vietnam!
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Because I'm old enough to remember "agent orange" and the shite tons of chemical weapons we dropped on Vietnam but go ahead and touch yourself.
Why do I think you were in grade school and not in the boonies?
Agent orange was a defoliant that was later found to have a contaminant that was somewhat carcinogenic at the exposure rates we encountered.
"Shite tons of chemical weapons we dropped on Vietnam"?
We didn't drop one milligram of "chemical weapons"!
We did use tear gas primarily in the tunnels, but that's the same stuff we use on p+ssy hatted libtards in our own cities!
Your massive ignorance of this era makes me question if you were even alive during Vietnam!
This post was edited on 4/7/17 at 8:59 am
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:50 am to Rakim
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So the US basically comes out in support of Assad which was a huge policy shift. Then Assad goes and uses chemical weapons right after to provoke the US. Makes zero sense.
Correct, sort of.
The US came out and DID say "removing Assad is not a priority of ours" which apparently led Assad to believe he had the green light to use chemical weapons on his own people. We told him yesterday that we weren't having any of that.
If you seriously find yourself having a problem with us launching tomohawk missiles at an airfield because of the use of chemical weapons, you are probably a partisan pile of shite, who only objects to it because TRUUUUUUUUUUUUMP.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:50 am to jrodLSUke
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The strategic reason is to destroy the airfield used in the chemical attack.
If that's the case, the attack was a catastrophic failure.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:50 am to Gaspergou202
quote:Because we can't believe that people fall for the same propaganda over and over and over again?
Assad broke his agreement with us not you use chemicals.
Trump just reminded them that you don't piss on us!
Why do you have a problem with this?
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:51 am to Rakim
For starters it ruins the Trump is with Russian MSM narrative.
Next, Russia was given 24 hour advance notice and a lot of the bombs hit one spot at the airport.
Trump was dealing with China at the time, so it could also be a show of strength against an uppity China.
The last gas chemical bombing in Syria to make big noise was ruled by UN to have been a false flag, this one doesn't seem much different. Especially when you consider the rescue crew was not even using gloves or had gas masks on while touching those people with "chemicals" on them. This almost seems like false flag rebuttal to a false flag. It is a whole lot of grand standing.
Next, Russia was given 24 hour advance notice and a lot of the bombs hit one spot at the airport.
Trump was dealing with China at the time, so it could also be a show of strength against an uppity China.
The last gas chemical bombing in Syria to make big noise was ruled by UN to have been a false flag, this one doesn't seem much different. Especially when you consider the rescue crew was not even using gloves or had gas masks on while touching those people with "chemicals" on them. This almost seems like false flag rebuttal to a false flag
. It is a whole lot of grand standing.Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:52 am to LSURussian
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As W. Bush once said, "This ain't rocket surgery!"
Did he really? Jr. keeping it simple.Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:53 am to zatetic
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For starters it ruins the Trump is with Russian MSM narrative.
Just you wait until the deal to end this.
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Trump was dealing with China at the time, so it could also be a show of strength against an uppity China
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The last gas chemical bombing in Syria to make big noise was ruled by UN to have been a false flag, this one doesn't seem much different. Especially when you consider the rescue crew was not even using gloves or had gas masks on while touching those people with "chemicals" on them. This almost seems like false flag rebuttal to a false flag . It is a whole lot of grand standing
We have video of the planes.
Posted on 4/7/17 at 8:53 am to elposter
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atrocities
you people crack me up. 100 people died. Obama authorized the deaths of more confirmed civilians in Mosul in 2 months. The yemen raid killed 1/3rd that total. The Syrian army has suffered tens of thousands of casualties, if not 6 figures.
Atrocity
GTFOOH 
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