Posted on 04/13/2018 6:06:05 PM PDT by Mariner
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States on Friday blamed the Syrian government for a deadly chemical weapons attack this month and slammed Russia for failing to stop its ally, President Bashar al-Assad, as U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to weigh a forceful military response.
Trump is pressing for a more aggressive strike on Syria than U.S. military chiefs have recommended as he adopts a tougher stance toward Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. officials told Reuters.
One senior official said Trump has asked his military to consider options that would include punishing Russia and Iran, Syria’s main foreign backers, in part over the president’s growing level of exasperation with Putin.
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has been urging caution in meetings, trying to avoid a strike that would trigger a broader conflict, two U.S. officials said.
While the prospect of U.S.-led military action that could lead to confrontation with Russia hung over the Middle East, the White House accused Syria of carrying out a toxic gas attack on April 7 that killed dozens of people in the town of Douma, near Damascus.
“We have a very high confidence that Syria was responsible and, once again, Russia’s failure to stop them and their continued (lack of action) on this front has been part of the problem,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said.
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The Pentagon is supposed to tell us at 1900hrs PDT.
Trump failed this nation tonight. Brace yourself for unimaginable DEATH, ON NO EVIDENCE!~! This was false flag and that stupid bastard fell for it.
When do the new boatloads of Syrian refugees arrive in the US?
Agree. What in the world is our strategic interest in Syria? Is he just trying to spank Iran and Russia by proxy?
Is this the same as Clinton hitting the camel with a missile during Monica Gate? Potentially far worse.
Would have been nice if a couple years ago, when Obama was bragging about getting Assad to destroy the last of his chemical weapons, U.S. intelligence would have called him out in a lie.
Yep, I expect a new horde of “refugees” to head towards Europe.
As a betrayed Trump voter, I feel like one of Trump’s wives. Promises treated like toilet paper. He’s traded me in for a shinier model - in this case, the neocons.
Somebody “lied”....
FLASHBACK: When John Kerry Said Assad Destroyed “100 Percent” of His Chemical Weapons
Trump failed this nation tonight. Brace yourself for unimaginable DEATH, ON NO EVIDENCE!~! This was false flag and that stupid bastard fell for it.
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And Sean Hannity is going on about “mass murder of women and children”. And Gorka is going on about “we are saving Western Civilization”. This is NOT a good night for American common sense.
I’m now awaiting the presentation of the NO EVIDENCE “EVIDENCE”.
Back during the WikiLeaks heyday, there was an email from John Podesta titled “Business Opportunity” It was about persuading Syria to allow a pipeline to be built through the country and how much money was to be made by those willing to back it. Assad refused.
Ima look for a link
Great post.
I agree completely. Let them kill each other. It as absolutely none of our business.
I don’t understand why everyone is so up in arms over this particular situation. There are other outrages and violence in the world.
There is a genocide being committed against Whites in South Africa but the world doesn’t give a damn. But another false flag in Syria and everyone goes insane.
To say that I’m bitterly disappointed in Trump would be an understatement. This is insanity beyond belief.
Congratulations, Neocons and Globalists! You finally got your precious War.
I should have known that we couldn’t mind our own business.
I was unhappy when Bolton was brought on board because he is known for being a warmonger. That may have been a fatal mistake.
God help us all.
I remember years back Saddam Hussein was accused of the same thing, gassing his own people. That story helped Americans get on board with the war in Iraq. So what is it with Mid East dictators and gassing their own people? It doesn’t make much sense to me...and I think it could be propaganda to justify warfare on our part. To be honest, I don’t know what or who to believe anymore.
Uh; it appears that the mulling is over.
Many
Unwavering
Loud
Lamentations
I thought it was suppose to start in 5 minutes?
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