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Haley warns US is 'locked and loaded' if Syria uses chemical weapons again
Fox News ^ | April 14, 2018 | Adam Shaw

Posted on 04/14/2018 10:05:47 AM PDT by jazusamo

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Saturday that the United States is “locked and loaded” if the Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime uses chemical gas again in the country.

Haley made the remarks at a fiery meeting of the U.N. Security Council, in which Russia and the U.S. traded barbs over the decision of the U.S., France and the United Kingdom to launch strikes in Syria on Friday in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons last week in Douma.

While the Trump administration has said the strikes are now over, with Trump declaring: “Mission Accomplished!” on Saturday morning, Haley warned that should the Assad regime use such weapons again, strikes could resume.

"I spoke to President Trump this morning and he said if the Syrian regime uses this poisonous gas again, the United States is locked and loaded," she said.

In what may be seen as a jab at former President Barack Obama, who famously drew a red line on chemical weapons use in Syria in 2013 but was accused of failing to follow through, Haley promised that Trump would not waver: “When our president draws a red line, our president enforces the red line."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria
KEYWORDS: assad; chemicalweapons; cia; dia; fbi; haley; nikkihaley; russia; securitycouncil; syria; trolls; trump; unambassadorhaley; unitednations; untiednations
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To: dynoman; House Atreides

It’s actually common strategy with chem attacks:

Drive / concentrate opponent into shelter from conventional bombardment.

If shelter is resistant to the attack, now hit shelter(s) with chem weapons.


41 posted on 04/14/2018 1:53:48 PM PDT by Paul R.
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To: Paul R.; dynoman; All

That should be “last year’s US strike”


42 posted on 04/14/2018 1:56:06 PM PDT by Paul R.
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To: trebb

Makes ya wonder if the Russian trolls are paid or just hate the USA...


43 posted on 04/14/2018 2:02:05 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
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To: jazusamo
You could have excerpted, instead, the part where the Pentagon announced the increased Russian troll activity preceding the missile strikes.

Readers here should follow the link and read that. You saw it, and you know what it's about.

Haley warns US is 'locked and loaded' if Syria uses chemical weapons again
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/14/haley-warns-us-is-locked-and-loaded-if-syria-uses-chemical-weapons-again.html


44 posted on 04/14/2018 2:10:03 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: McGruff; Admin Moderator
"Enough of the cowboy talk."

LOL! Some things are so obvious.







The real America is watching from the Heartland. Look for domestic tourism to be down this year.


45 posted on 04/14/2018 2:21:27 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: grania

Why is it either/or?


46 posted on 04/14/2018 2:23:36 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Alex Jones isnÂ’t quite the wing nut now, all things considered.)
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To: rrrod

They’ve been here for years. See comment #45.


47 posted on 04/14/2018 2:23:58 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: McGruff
"Enough of the cowboy talk."

That sounds pretty funny when spoken with a fake Russian accent.


48 posted on 04/14/2018 2:25:30 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: jazusamo; All
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49 posted on 04/14/2018 2:27:09 PM PDT by musicman (The future is just a collection of successive nows.)
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To: dynoman

“Hmmm. Lets do some critical thinking....”
***************************************
Yes, let’s. By the way, I won’t be joining the celebratory reveling of Linsey Graham, Juan McCain, the Saudis, the Qataris and their Islamist “Rebel” allies in Syria. How quickly we forget.


50 posted on 04/14/2018 2:28:49 PM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
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To: rrrod

They’re paid, and there are quite a few still posting here. They’ve been allowed to post and dominate more than a few threads over the past few days. Here’s an old post.

One Professional Russian Troll Tells All
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3272344/posts?page=10#10


51 posted on 04/14/2018 2:32:53 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: House Atreides

Read post 34.


52 posted on 04/14/2018 2:34:43 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: jazusamo; rrrod

The tactics of a Russian troll farm
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3633092/posts

Secret Kremlin ‘Troll Farm’ Spreads Fake News About U.S.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3297994/posts

Russia steps up propaganda push with online “Kremlin trolls”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3294601/posts

Internet Troll Operation Uncovered in St. Petersburg [Russia]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3152323/posts


53 posted on 04/14/2018 2:43:00 PM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: TADSLOS

You’re correct. I should’ve said and/or instead of “or”


54 posted on 04/14/2018 2:44:41 PM PDT by grania (President Trump, stop believing the Masters of War!)
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To: Spiridon

Bats*** crazy.


55 posted on 04/14/2018 2:52:50 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. Franklin)
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To: grania

Bats*** crazy, too.


56 posted on 04/14/2018 2:53:41 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Half the truth is often a great lie. B. Franklin)
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To: dynoman

Trump has a real strategy here. He’s showing Putin he is not afraid to escalate. Then Putin won’t escalate a situation like he would if a doormat Democrat was in the White House. Not that the bedwetters and Paulistinians will notice what POTUS is doing here.


57 posted on 04/14/2018 2:59:16 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: grania
Nikki Haley is either full-tilt crazy

Not crazy, just stupid, and on the side of the establishment. I've loathed Nimrata ever since she sided with the PC Left in taking down Confederate flags and monuments, warmongering in Syria is just another way for her to show her establishment bona fides.

58 posted on 04/14/2018 3:12:03 PM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I wonder what big mouf Mizz Nikki would do if the South dragged out and hoisted their confederate flags in the name of free speech?

I can be certain much drama would follow from Mizz Drama Queen.

Love Trump do not like Nikki.


59 posted on 04/14/2018 3:13:00 PM PDT by dforest (Never let a Muslim cut your Hair.)
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To: dynoman
Good. This is our assessment. Read it. And try to imagine being in an area where barrels of liquid chlorine are dropped from a helicopter;

I fail to see how having chlorine dropped on me would be so much worse than being shot or blown to up by bombs. In other words, I fail to see why one means of killing people, be they ccombatants or not, is so much worse than any other.

60 posted on 04/14/2018 3:14:28 PM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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