The United States launched cruise missiles against an airbase in Syria Thursday night in retaliation for this week's chemical weapons attack against civilians, U.S. officials said. It was the first direct U.S. assault on the Syrian government and Donald Trump's most dramatic military order since becoming president. Read a transcript of the statement by the Pentagon, as well as the statement Trump made shortly after the attack.



http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-missile-transcript-pentagon-1.4059826



Strangely enough this is the very type of military action Trump was against while Obama was P.O.T.U.S.

Trump’s Line on Syria

Syria agreed in 2013 to destroy its stockpiles of chemical weapons as part of a deal brokered between former President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A year later, then-Secretary of State John Kerry said that Syria's chemical weapons were "100 percent" destroyed.

Probably because he knows more now than he did then.
What's strange is Obama's gave only lip service.
Obama's red line was a joke.

Funny how you forget Obama went to congress for approval of use of force but congress refused. Odd how it is lip service following the mandate of the Constitution.

Hmm, S400 air defense systems shut off?

One hour notice to the Russians?



this tells me the investigation into Russian meddling in the US elections is getting juicy... they're trying to throw us off by creating a post cold war revival.

Everything back to normal as long as Russia stays the enemy right?

Hmm, S400 air defense systems shut off?

One hour notice to the Russians?



this tells me the investigation into Russian meddling in the US elections is getting juicy... they're trying to throw us off by creating a post cold war revival.

Everything back to normal as long as Russia stays the enemy right?

Besides being a compulsive Liar, Obama was a gutless leader too, afraid to act without Pelosi and Reid's approval.

And .... a new Cold War begins

Russia to help Syria beef up air defenses


MOSCOW (AP) —

The Russian military says it will help Syria beef up its air defenses after the U.S. strike on a Syrian air base.

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Friday that a "complex of measures" to strengthen Syrian air defenses will be done shortly to help "protect the most sensitive Syrian infrastructure facilities."

Konashenkov said "the combat efficiency of the U.S. strike was very low," adding that only 23 of the 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles reached the Shayrat air base in the province of Homs.

He said it destroyed six MiG-23 fighter jets of the Syrian air force which were under repairs, but didn't damage other Syrian warplanes at the base.

Konashenkov added that the base's runway also has been left undamaged.


http://wjla.com/news/nation-world/russian-military-says-it-will-help-syria-strengthen-its-air-defenses-after-us-strike


Russian warship heads toward US destroyers after strike on Syria


A Russian warship headed Friday to the area in the eastern Mediterranean where the two US Navy destroyers that launched 59 cruise missiles into Syria were stationed, according to a report.

The frigate Admiral Grigorovich RFS-494 sailed through the Bosphorus Strait from the Black Sea, a US defense official told Fox News.

Also Friday, one of the US destroyers began heading to an undisclosed location to rearm.

A military-diplomatic source in Moscow told the Russian TASS news agency that the Admiral Grigorovich would make a stop at a Syrian base.

“The Russian ship armed with cruise missiles Kalibr will visit the logistics base in Tartus, Syria,” the source said.

The frigate recently replenished its supplies at the Russian city of Novorossiisk and was taking part in a joint exercise with Turkish ships in the Black Sea, TASS reported.
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The source said the duration of the ship’s presence off Syria would depend on the situation — but “in any way it will last more than a month.”


http://nypost.com/2017/04/07/russian-warship-heads-toward-us-destroyers-after-strike-on-syria/




Trump doesn't lie at all. He presents 'alternate facts'.

Russia doesn't want war with us. There are only two countries backing Syria. Russia and Iran. There is even talk of them forming a coalition to remove Assad.

With this move we put both Iran and North Korea on notice. Any more BS and they are next.

Well, I don't think it would be too hard to knock N. Korea back to 1950 in regards to their missile program.

We know where the missiles are.. and the support affiliated with them.

In my opinion, the time will come where we just knock out his entire program.. there is really no reason to do more then that. Let him rant and rave all he wants afterwards.. can't do anything to us.