US launches Tomahawks on Syrian airbases

a reply to: MyHappyDogShiner
Well under those coordinates, there has certainly been a presence as of this year. Google Maps sats. shows Jets, Helicopters, trucks and so on from 2017 images.

originally posted by: Ohanka
Helicopter? What helicopter?
First it was a Su-22, then a Su-24, now a helicopter?

My thoughts exactly. Tomorrow morning its going to be a drone??

originally posted by: LightAssassin
So glad I live down under....and sad that I do too, why should I be protected from all this.

Protected my ass! Yall coming with us to take down North Korea!
a reply to: johnathanr
Kentucky sure has some real Americans representing their interests. If only more states could elect such Representatives.

You know i've been thinking.

> Vote against Hillary's stupid no fly zone
> Get Trump's random missile barrage instead.

It's a pretty crappy trade when you think about it.

Wow so Trump is no different to the others in the warmongering respect it seems. His snap turnaround on this is quite frightening. Is this WMD all over again? I dislike the Daily Mail with a passion but I reckon Peter is bang on the money here... hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk...

And it is not so much that Trump thinks the US has to be the worlds police in a justice sense (I mean just look at all the other stuff going on that remains unmentioned), it is all about retaining/gaining money, control and power.

Asad surely didn't use chemical agents. If he intended to do so he would have done it a long time ago already. Plus the number of victims - sorry for the expression, but it was ridiculously low. Every week there are more deadly strikes by suicide bombers with more casualties than the alleged chemical attack. IMO if he did it would have been a wide scale attack and surely pointed directly at ISIS / "Moderate" rebells positions. Sorry, it was orchestrated or really happened by mistake - the chemical agents warehouse. Plus they (US) rushed to launch their Tomahawks without getting any proofs. Just upon inspection of the craters left behind by bombs...

Typical behaviour. For who and what reason did they clear a way to what???

Is this really the way to make America great again?

Plus the only countries that supported the attack so far were Israel, Saudi Arabia and Australia, no other countries.

Obviously the war isn't supposed to end. And not only in Syria.

Shame. It will be a very interesting few years with Trump.

originally posted by: Vector99
Russia is pissed, this just breaking.
Russia suspends Moscow-Washington deal on flights safety in Syria

Yeah it's pretty obvious this is a distraction from all the children trump murdered in Mosul last week. Seems to be working.

a reply to: MyHappyDogShiner
a reply to: fencesitter85

No, no deflection, that just broke about 10 minutes ago. Russia just suspended it's deal with the US not to shoot down each other's aircraft, things could quickly escalate because of that.

"The Russian side suspends the Memorandum on preventing incidents and ensuring flights safety during operations in Syria signed with the US," the ministry said.

originally posted by: Vector99
Russia is pissed, this just breaking.
Russia suspends Moscow-Washington deal on flights safety in Syria

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is scheduled to visit the Kremlin next week for a "relationship building" session.

Published Just Before Syria strike: www.pbs.org...

Do you think this visit will be called off?

Tillerson said last week that he really didn't want the Secretary of State job, but President Trump talked him into it. I bet he really doesn't like it now!

originally posted by: carewemust

originally posted by: Vector99
Russia is pissed, this just breaking.
Russia suspends Moscow-Washington deal on flights safety in Syria

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is scheduled to visit the Kremlin next week for a "relationship building" session.

Published Just Before Syria strike: www.pbs.org...

Do you think this visit will be called off?

Tillerson said last week that he really didn't want the Secretary of State job, but President Trump talked him into it. I bet he really doesn't like it now!

I would guess that after Trump's insane 59-missile attack on their ally that meeting might be suspended until further notice.

a reply to: carewemust

I think the meeting is a must now more than ever, but you know how politics work, stupidity and ego usually prevails over sense and sanity.

Turkey calls for no fly zone in Syria

Turkey has called for no-fly and safe zones to be urgently established in Syria, according to the country’s presidential spokesman. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, supported the US missile strikes against the Shayrat airbase, saying they show that alleged chemical and conventional attacks targeting civilians won’t “go unpunished.”

Oooh, looks like the Sultan in weighing in now.

This can only end well

/sarc

a reply to: Ohanka

Was just reading that as well, I was waiting for TASS though, RT tends to be a bit propagandish on these things. Accurate, but slanted I guess you could say.

First time I agree with Trump on something. Something needs to be done about Assad ASAP

a reply to: Vector99

First Photos emerging of the attacked airbase

originally posted by: muse7
First time I agree with Trump on something. Something needs to be done about Assad ASAP

Alright then. Then what? Give the country over to the Islamic State?

Those are the two options after all.

originally posted by: muse7
First time I agree with Trump on something. Something needs to be done about Assad ASAP

We don't even know that Assad was behind the chemical attacks, pardon me if I disregard "US intelligence" on the matter.

Fool me once shame on you, fool me 1,000's of times? Nope.

originally posted by: Vector99
a reply to: carewemust

I think the meeting is a must now more than ever, but you know how politics work, stupidity and ego usually prevails over sense and sanity.

We'll see. It's amazing how fast U.S.-Russia relations have gone south. I was just reading a news story earlier today (from 2015) describing how Trump and Putin were complimenting each other so much, that Graham and McCain went ballistic, labeling them as "closeted lovers".

originally posted by: Vector99

originally posted by: muse7
First time I agree with Trump on something. Something needs to be done about Assad ASAP

We don't even know that Assad was behind the chemical attacks, pardon me if I disregard "US intelligence" on the matter.

Fool me once shame on you, fool me 1,000's of times? Nope.

The US showed evidence of radar tracks from that airfield to the place where the bombs were dropped and back at the time of the attack.

originally posted by: gpols
Now things are getting interesting.

Waiting to see how Syria responds to this.

By recruiting ISIS and AL Qaeda to cause mayhem in the United States of course. Well done Trump. So much for not getting involved in middle east affairs and spending the money on the people of the US instead...Lying bastard.

a reply to: fencesitter85


Regarding sputniknews.com... , does the U.S.A. have much of an air-presence in Syria?

Perhaps the Russians are merely giving themselves the legal authority to shoot down our cruise missiles, whenever possible?

Welp, I've been an avid supporter of Trump, then he does this. Yeah, very disappointed.

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump

What will we get for bombing Syria besides more debt and a possible long term conflict? Obama needs Congressional approval.
11:14 AM - 29 Aug 2013