Posted on 04/10/2017 12:18:53 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
Defense Secretary James Mattis said on Monday that the US cruise-missile strike against a Syrian air base destroyed 20 percent of the military’s aircraft.
“The assessment of the Department of Defense is that the strike resulted in the damage or destruction of fuel and ammunition sites, air defense capabilities, and 20 percent of Syria’s operational aircraft,” Mattis said in a statement.
“The Syrian government has lost the ability to refuel or rearm aircraft at Shayrat airfield and at this point, use of the runway is of idle military interest,” Mattis said in the statement.
He ended with a threat directed at Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: “The Syrian government would be ill-advised ever again to use chemical weapons.”
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No wonder ISIS, Al Qaeda, Al Nusra, the Gulfies, Turkey, Israel, et al., have been praising Trump so lavishly.
The logic is nonsensical. Had Trump done nothing at all he’d be praised by Bernie and every quack liberal out there.
Just reported by Sr admin official Russia knew in advance of attack and had drones in air over target area then stuck hospital right after.
If we take out Assad due to false flag, our choices will be: (1) ISIS or an ISIS clone; or (2) an unknown future group that will have little internal support and be totally dependant on the USA for survival.
If we take out Assad, the Saudis (aka. ISIS) will rape and murder every Alawite, Christian, Secular, sane person currently hiding behind Assad’s lines. It will be a massive Saudi rape and crucifixion festival that will warm McCain’s heart for years!
Forces supported by the USA will end ISIS rule; it’s imminent and inevitable and ignored by the anti-American folks.
So we are going to bomb Riyadh? YES!!!!!!
No. But dolts think that.
Anti-American. Cute from you, hasbara. Dual loyalty would be an approvement for you.
So every time you and Lindsey push for a needless war in Syria, we are going to push for a fully justifiable bombing of ISIS’ Mom and Dad back home in Saudi Arabia. Everyone wins!
BREAKING: General Mattis Just Sent A Chilling Message To Assad
Defense Secretary Mattis has sent a warning to Syrian President Bashar al- Assad advising him of the mistake he would be making if chemical weapons were ever used again.
independent.co.uk reported: In a statement addressing last week’s cruise missile strike on Sharyat airfield, General Mattis called it a “measured response to the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons”.
He added: “The President directed this action to deter future use of chemical weapons and to show the United States will not passively stand by while Assad murders innocent people with chemical weapons, which are prohibited by international law and which were declared destroyed.
“The Syrian government would be ill-advised ever again to use chemical weapons.”
The strong rhetoric comes just days after Russia and Iran warned the US they would “respond with force” if their own “red lines” were crossed in Syria.
“What America waged in an aggression on Syria is a crossing of red lines. From now on we will respond with force to any aggressor or any breach of red lines from whoever it is and America knows our ability to respond well,” the joint command centre for powers allied with Mr Assad said.
Read story @ (Link: www.independent.co.uk)
I don’t know your folks, but I know your disdain for the USA.
I don’t even know what “hasbara” means. Is that some language you speak?
I can tell you that many people posting here love assad, and putin, and are terribly upset that President Trump cares and acts to stop chemical attacks. It’s like a Holocaust convention and they’re proud of assad for his murders in honor of the Nazis.
I guess Putin will have to sell them more.
“Da, use Sarin. Nyet, the Americans will do nothing”
three days later
“By the way, have you seen our newest Migs?”
Prove it you liar!
If Iran ever became “democratic”, irony is we would have to bomb Rhyad and the rest of the Sunis indeed.
Riyadh. It’s where ISIS went to High School.
I don’t care about Syrian Muslims, or the civil war. Just keep them out of the West. Can’t we build a wall around it until they wipe each other out, and then build condos?
Our federal government pumped CS gas into theBranch Davidian compound, killing men, women and children. Which foreign country should have intervened and/or punished the federal (military?) assets responsible? Or are you OK with our own government killing Christians?
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