Posted on 04/15/2018 9:57:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday he ordered strikes on the Syrian regime in response to a chemical attack last weekend. He said the strikes were in coordination with France and the United Kingdom. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his country is being "invaded" by the three countries. The Russian Embassy in the USA said in a statement that "insulting the President of Russia is unacceptable and inadmissible."
In a sensational statement, Trump asserted the Bashar Assad government used chemical weapons on civilians. He said "The evil and the despicable attack left mothers and fathers, infants and children thrashing in pain and gasping for air. These are not the actions of a man. They are crimes of a monster instead."Trump also warned "Russia must decide if it will continue down this dark path or if it will join with civilized nations as a force for stability and peace."
The facts cannot be distorted. This military strike was not authorized by the UN, and the strikes targeted a legal government of a UN member state. The US and its European allies launched strikes to punish President Bashar al-Assad for a suspected chemical attack in Duma last weekend. However, it has not been confirmed if the chemical weapons attack happened or if it did, whether government forces or opposition forces launched it. International organizations have not carried out any authoritative investigation.
The Syrian government has repeatedly stressed that there is no need for it to use chemical weapons to capture the opposition-controlled Duma city and the use of chemical weapons has provided an excuse for Western intervention. The Syrian government's argument or Trump's accusations against the "evil" Assad regime, which one is in line with basic logic? The answer is quite obvious.
The US has a record of launching wars on deceptive grounds. The Bush government asserted the Saddam regime held chemical weapons before the US-British coalition troops invaded Iraq in 2003. However, the coalition forces didn't find what they called weapons of mass destruction after overthrowing the Saddam regime. Both Washington and London admitted later that their intelligence was false.
Washington's attack on Syria where Russian troops are stationed constitute serious contempt for Russia's military capabilities and political dignity. Trump, like scolding a pupil, called on Moscow, one of the world's leading nuclear powers, to abandon its "dark path." Disturbingly, Washington seems to have become addicted to mocking Russia in this way. Russia is capable of launching a destructive retaliatory attack on the West. Russia's weak economy is plagued by Western sanctions and squeezing of its strategic space. That the West provokes Russia in such a manner is irresponsible for world peace.
The situation is still fomenting. The Trump administration said it will sustain the strikes. But how long will the military action continue and whether Russia will fight back as it claimed previously remain uncertain. Western countries continue bullying Russia but are seemingly not afraid of its possible counterattack. Their arrogance breeds risk and danger.
The topic (if you read the article) is about LAUNCHING WARS on deceptive grounds. By wars, we are not talking about trade.
I’d rather we not be sidetracked talking about economics (of which there are multitude of other threads).
The question I’d like answered is this -— DID WE LAUNCH THIS MISSILE STRIKE ON SYRIA ON DECEPTIVE GROUNDS? <-— That is the topic of this thread.
Thanks.
ALL national governments have those in their history including the Chinese. And virtually ALL have the same source!
No, I am NOT an isolationist. What I am is a father, grandfather and great-grandfather of a number of male citizens who understands that it’s a dangerous world and we sometimes have no choice but to fight.
But it’s long past time to REDEFINE the phrase “STRATEGIC NATIONAL INTEREST” away from the current Globalist oligarch/Military-Industrial Complex interpretation BACK to it’s TRUE meaning that the NATION is genuinely at peril, complete with A FULL, HONEST, PUBLIC CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE AND PUBLIC & ON-THE-RECORD VOTES FOR A “DECLARATION OF WAR” BY OUR ALLEGED REPRESENTATIVES!
Unless, of course, you won’t mind if those kids you leave behind when YOU leave the planet can be sent off to some future NO-WIN MEAT GRINDER and a PREMATURE GRAVE!
Our very disturbing recent history prompts me to ask “Does ANYBODY CARE?”
“We have the greatest opportunity the world has ever seen, as long as we remain honest — which will be as long as we can keep the attention of our people alive. If they once become inattentive to public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, judges and governors would all become wolves.”
Thomas Jefferson to Edward Carrington, 1787. ME 6:58
(We have met the enemy and he is US! Now you know HOW WE GOT HERE!)
http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/as-war-drums-beat-for-syria-remember-lies-and-propaganda-started-nearly-every-war-in-us-history/
The elephant in the room is that, on this side Reagan all our wars have been fought on deceptive grounds.
“I’m not sure there was a poison gas attack.”
Well, posting a Chinese propaganda piece isn’t going to prove your point.
Gen. Mattis stated unequivocally, that he saw conclusive evidence that Syria used chemical weapons and Russia assisted.
Yeah, but few will admit that. Or even care.
The topic depends on how much credibility you want to give a source from a trading competitor. Notice the article blames the US for Russia's economic problems.
So exactly WHY would they do that?
Other than the fact that it’s RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA?
“So exactly WHY would they do that?”
Your mistake is thinking that Putin’s Russia makes decisions on a logical basis.
Why would they ally with Iran, North Korea, Syria and every other shithole rogue nation around?
No logic there.
Why would they apply pressure to Georgia, Ukraine, illegally annex Crimea...knowing that it would push it’s former Warsaw Bloc nations further into the Western NATO orbit?
Again, no logic.
So you’re resorting to the same kind of smear the Left uses against Trump?
Are you really that dim-witted? You’re kidding, right?
I wouldn’t call stating the reality that Russia has been a rogue nation for many years, and now again, since Russia had Putin in charge, a smear.
Their actions condemn themselves...yet you just can’t see why they would assist the Syrians in their chemical attack.
Gen. Mattis stated unequivocally, that he saw conclusive evidence that Syria used chemical weapons and Russia assisted.
So “he’s crazy” is all you got, just like the Left.
Just to clarify one more time.
No. He’s incompetent.
His actions are that of a rogue nation.
Allying with other rogue nations like Iran, NKorea and Syria and illegally invading Georgia, illegally annexing Crimea, and illegally destabilizing Ukraine with special operations forces and contractors.
There it is - nice and slowly clarified for you.
Just like the Left says Trump is incompetent.
Glad we cleared that up.
You can’t discern actions from allegations.
Putin’s actions have illustrated his incompetence.
You sound just like the NeverTrumpers.
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