Posted on 04/11/2018 2:03:52 PM PDT by blam
Shortly after Theresa May declared that she could act in Syria without approval from Parliament, the Telegraph is reporting that the prime minister has ordered UK submarines to travel within striking range of Syria, and adds that strikes could begin as early as Thursday night.
With the US's Truman carrier still a month away, the "coalition" will rely on UK and French ships. US air support will likely also be involved, suggesting that any attack on Syria may be based on a joint UK-French naval operation, with US air support.
Meanwhile, as reported earlier, President Bashar al-Assad has already started moving aircraft and military vehicles away from air bases that could become targets for the coalition's bombs.
Mrs May hardened her stance towards Syria as she said the UK, US and France were “rapidly reaching” a clear picture of who was responsible for last Saturday’s chemical attack on Douma, Eastern Ghouta.
Mrs May said "all the indications are that the Syrian regime was responsible", adding: "The continued use of chemical weapons cannot go unchallenged."
Sources indicated to the Telegraph that Mrs May has now abandoned any intentions of seeking the backing of Parliament - which does not sit until Monday - for military action.
There are reports that President Bashar al-Assad has already started moving aircraft and vehicles away from air bases that are likely to be targeted, and both Mr Trump and President Emmanuel Macron of France have stressed the need to act swiftly.
On Wednesday afternoon, in the US, President Trump told reporters to expect a decision Wednesday night, while Press Secretary Sarah Sanders has said "a number of options" are on the table regarding US action in Syria.
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Heard that the Russians are hightailing it outta town...............
It’s not outside the realm of possibility that the Russians were looking for an “out”, and having Trump talk tough publicly gave them that “out”.
Things are never what they seem.
[ Heard that the Russians are hightailing it outta town...............]
I wonder how ISIS and the Syrian Rebels are taking this???
Have these gas attacks been confirmed and how does the world know for certain who is responsible? Can the rich countries in the area not take care of this? It’s their own people, FCOL, why would good American guys and gals risk their lives if this bunch wants to kill each other?
I seldom get the heebeegeebees but i got them the last couple days
Party time!..............The enemy of my enemy is my friend...................
The Syrian Rebels and ISIS sure seem to love a certain songbird too...
Try the Bee Gees for the heebeegeebees.............
The McCain Cuckoo................
I caught a bit of Savage and Buchanan getting hysterical about Syria. I do like the idea of POTUS dumping this in the lap of Congress because a war powers vote on Syria would make them put up or shut up about Trump & Russia.
[ Have these gas attacks been confirmed and how does the world know for certain who is responsible? Can the rich countries in the area not take care of this? It’s their own people, FCOL, why would good American guys and gals risk their lives if this bunch wants to kill each other? ]
Well, World War I was started by one person getting shot...
We never learn...
How deep is your love?
[ The McCain Cuckoo................ ]
Don’t say his name, he is like candyman...
It was just a coincidence that the Russians had to go out to sea for ‘training’ purposes...............
I get that military intervention in of any sort in the Mid-East is upsetting given our recent history and leaders. But please don’t fall for the alternative lie that Putin is saving the world from ISIS. Even the Russians aren’t that stupid. They know that’s not why they’re there! Good grief.
Putin simply prefers other terrorists: - like the ones spawned by his ally Iran, namely Hezbollah/Hamas.
Sure bag on US intervention, but cut it out with the Russia as savior nonsense. And the “Assad loves Christian babies, he only gasses the Muslim ones.” Tagline.
Repeating: Russia has cemented the most war mongery, anti-Semitic coalition axis since end of WWII: -Russia-Iran-Turkey-Syria- (and throw in North Korea which also exchanges weapons with Syria.)
So how many people are going to be ruined for life or die so that a few people get punished and stuff gets broken — families broken and on and on.
Where is the wisdom ??? So Saudi can get their oil in some pipe over Syria’s land?
Wow, this is some major-league idiocy.
NOT OUR WAR.
Won’t help build The Wall, etc.
Same.
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