Posted on 04/08/2018 10:46:55 AM PDT by Mariner
Russia is warning the U.S. against any “military intervention” in Syria over the government's alleged chemical attack against civilians this weekend, saying any such response would be “unacceptable” and lead to the “most serious consequences”.
The foreign ministry in Moscow also says in a statement on its website that allegations of the chemical attack are “fabricated,” suggesting the claims were invented by rebel forces and the Syrian Civil Defense known as the White Helmets.
“It is necessary to warn again that military intervention under invented and fabricated pretexts in Syria, where at the request of the lawful government there are Russian military personnel, is absolutely unacceptable and can lead to the most serious consequences,” the statement reads. “The aim of these false speculations, that have no basis, is to shield the terrorists and the irreconcilable radical opposition, who reject a political solution, at the same time while trying to justify possible armed strikes from outside.”
The alleged attack on Saturday killed 40 in the rebel-held town of Douma, multiple opposition and rescue groups including told The Associated Press, which was unable to independently verify the reports.
It came a year and a day after President Donald Trump ordered dozens of strikes on a Syrian regime air base for its alleged use of sarin gas on April 4, 2017, that killed approximately 100 people, according to the the State Department. More than 30 of the victims were children. The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied carrying out the attack.
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Secondly, is it in US interests to intervene here even if such an attack took place? Will we be able to discern with some degree of certainty who did it?
Third, assuming it was Assad, is that still sufficient national interest to intervene in a country where we appear to have no other strategic interests?
Rather than clamoring for the commitment of more US forces in the Middle East, how about we ponder whether it's a good move? Especially since most of our other actions there have turned out to be disasters.
I would not put it past the “rebels” to gas their own people. The end justifies the means and we all know how much muzzies value innocent lives.
Which is intellectually the same as assuming a chemical attack in Pittsburgh must logically have been the work of Quakers...
It is strange that when Assad is about to take a town there is a convenient Gas Attack and a ton of video of someone treating children
Let the Muzzies kill each other and let Allah sort it out.
Indeed. There are at least 15 groups (by my count) active in this proxy civil war in Syria. Please tell me exactly, who who dropped chemical weapons? Hell, my trust in Fed.gov and the media are so low, their saying-so means nothing to me.
And if they were used - what is to me or average Americans overall? All the outrage has been squeezed out me by America’s leftist elites and SJWs.
If Trump is going to allow the deep state to twist him into another war and open-ended military adventure, then he’s a fool.
Once you start a war it’s awfully hard to stop it.
Too bad Mohamed's mom didn't have an abortion.
Would not surprise me one bit that this is just another FBI false flag.
Russian FM: It is necessary to warn once again that mil. intervention under far-fetched and fabricated pretexts in #Syria, where the Russian servicemen are deployed at the request of the legitimate government, is absolutely unacceptable and might lead to very severe consequences.
Find the source and let the Tomahawks fly.
“then he’s a fool”
If he goe3s to war based on the word of the US State Dept and the “White Helmets” in Syria, he would, indeed, be a fool.
I still hold some confidence he’ll apply discernment and put America first.
So Putin will start a nuclear war because of Syria? Yeah, I don’t think so.
“So Putin will start a nuclear war because of Syria?”
No, but the US Neocons might.
“A riot is an ugly thing,...”
Funny movie.
Is it a coincidence that just a few days after Trump said publicly he wants out of Syria, we are again being milked for outrage over another "chemical weapons attack?"
2 days ago - Russian top brass warn al-Nusra, Free Syrian Army plotting chemical attacks in Syria ... Yevtushenko said “the militants plan to photograph and video the alleged effects of chemical weapons and show the clips to the public at large to blame government troops for civilians casualties, as well as to provide ...
I want to say that we are making a very serious mistake unless we have absolute proof of a chemical attack on their own citizens. There are factors here that need to be considered. First , Assad turned over all WMD to the Russians 6 years ago. . Second, the attack recently alleged about the use of Sarin gas was COMPLETELY debunked as a fabrication. It was so amateurish that “white Helmet” were walking among the “dead” with no hazmat suits , meaning they would die instantly. Third. The alleged gassing in North East Syria was actually a Syrian /Russian jet that bombed an Isis Warehouse where ISIS made chlorine bombs for use in Mosul Iraq where they exploded over 80 chlorine munitions, many killing their own Sunnis . General Mattis has absolutely admitted the munitions were an ISIS factory hit by the bombing.
I predicted that John Bolton would be part of the NEO CON effort to drag us into a war in Syria but what we are witnessing now is far more serious in that Russia ( invited there by the sovereign government) is taking steps to hit American soldiers if we are naive enough to fall for this canard. ANY ATTACK ON SYRIA IS AN ACT OF WAR AND ILLEGAL AGGRESSION. It mandates an act of Congress and absolute undeniable proof of Syria/Russian involvement ( which would be a first). Trump needs to get good facts UP FRONT!!
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