Posted on 04/10/2018 4:57:24 AM PDT by Nextrush
Later today the UN Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution that Russia will cast a "NO' vote on setting the state for military action.
President Trump told reporters at the White House last evening that the United States was getting "good clarity" on who was responsible for what happened in Syria last Saturday.
Trump spoke of "Syria, Russia and Iran" in connection with the incident.
In February Trump spoke at a news conference with the then visiting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
"what Russia and what Iran and what Syria have done recently is a humanitarian disgrace. I will tell you that. We're there for one reason, we're there to get rid of ISIS and go home. We're not there for any other reason and we've largely accomplished our goal. But what those three countries have done to people over the last short period of time is a disgrace....."
While President Trump has repeatedly denied any other purpose for the United States to be in Syria, any decision to act militarily would point to what Peter Hitchens has posted on his blog in the last 24 hours about the situation.
"Two major powers, Saudi Arabia and Iran, are irreconcilably hostile to each other. One of them by aggressive diplomacy in proxy states, has created a state of grave tension between them which, if it goes much further, threatens to draw the great powers into open conflict. A single incident, by providing the basis for aggressive diplomacy, unacceptable demands and perhaps actual warlike violence, could trigger that war. If so, it will not be confined to the Middle East, because of the involvement of Russia in the dispute. Indeed, it may be Russia's involvement in Syria, where it has frustrated Saudi Arabian designs and those of Saudi Arabia's allies, such as the USA, this country and France, which triggered the considerable increase in tension in Ukraine....."
President Trump visited Saudi Arabia last year, performing the "sword dance" with its leaders and receiving promises of Saudi investment in the United States and Saudi purchases of American weapons.
The Saudi Crown Prince met President Trump at the White House recently and toured the United States making financial deals along the way.
The United States relationship with Saudi Arabia goes back to 1945 and regardless of Saudi associated terrorist activities that culminated in the 9/11 attacks and the Saudi use of jihadist fighters in Syria to acheive its aim of overthrowing the Assaad regime, the close US-Saudi relationship is firm and solid and very much much behind any decision that President Trump is about to make and the consequences of that decision.
The Israeli propaganda-disinformation website "DEBKAfile" published a report today pointing to a long military campaign involving the US,UK,France and Arab countries aimed at driving Iran out of Syria.
President Trump spoke of the "best fighting force in the world" as he talked to reporters last night at the White House evoking memories of General George S. Patton speaking to soldiers training to go into battle during World War II.
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Media posted by AFP news agency
Red Crescent reported no signs of any chemical attack.
I’ve read that, too.......
The area is encircled and locked down.
Assad sends in who he wants sent in...These reports are not serious.
Silverleaf just posted a you tube link of Syrian children being taught to act as if they were suffering from a chemical attack.
Arab nations, Arab wars, Arab incitement, Arab hatred and lying. The Arabs of the Middle East - the INVENTORS OF FAKE NEWS...
I have no interest in groundless conclusions. What is the actual unrefuted evidence that will be shown congress before to declare war on three major nations which could annihilate the world? Congress shall declare war. There is nothing in the constitution permitting the United States to attack a third party country and its allies for internal civil war matter anyway!!! But we need congress!! there is not a shred of legal right of the president to atrack Syria!! None. It is not only illegal unconstitutionally but it is a gross violation of international law .what is trump doing?
I agree!
Russian military controls the "crime" scene and the absence of any chemical weapon traces speaks for itself.
I propose sending Nikki Hailey there personally to check things out.
This makes me sick. Haven't the Syrians endured enough? We have to add to it over a lie.
The Red Crescent is not under Russia and reported not one body and not one shred of evidence that a chemical attack had taken place.
Idk. Helping Bibi and the Saudis? Something brought him on board for this joke.
Trump has already started a fight with China, whose help on North Korea is essential. Now, based solely on reports from his advisers, a fight with Russia, who could also make things hot for us in the Korean peninsula.
The area is encircled and locked down.
Assad sends in who he wants sent in...These reports are not serious.
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Don’t believe the Red Crescent? Then let’s have a serious investigation where there is no lock down. Russia is willing. Why aren’t the American war proponents?
Nikki Hailey should be told to get on a plane and go visit the crime scene before opening her mouth again.
Take that dumb blonde from the State Dept. with her.
Who the hell cares? Let them kill each other.
NO TRUMP!!
Get us out of Syria.
This is the Deep State who want you hogtied.
Keep your promises to the base,
Get out of Syria and most of Middle east.
I hope Trump does not believe the CIA.
Brennan’s minions are still running that rogue agency.
Well we gave everything up for 600 billion for defense contractors and now we have to do something with it like start wwIII over a fabricated lie. We will find out who john bolton really is pretty quick. Maybe he is not a neocon global interventioist ?
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