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originally posted by: Willtell
Russian envoy to Lebanon: Any U.S. missiles fired at Syria will be shot down
www.voltairenet.org...
www.reuters.com... SKBN1HI0PU
Alexander Zasypkine is the Russian ambassador to Beirut and Russia’s regional head in the Middle East. In the night of 10 April 2018, he was interviewed by the Hezbollah’s TV station, Al-Manar and made a bold declaration: every Western missile fired against Syria will be destroyed as will the base from which they are launched.
Zasypkine made this declaration to the Al-Manar following the announcement made by the White House, Downing Street and the Elysee that an attack on Syria was on the table. His intention was to make crystal clear Russia’s position.
Westerners do not accept that they have failed in Syria and are seeking out any pretext to disintegrate – smash into smithereens - the Republic of Syria.
Although Westerners will be seeking to retain control of the region with the use of force, the Kremlin is ready for war on a far grander scale. Doesn’t sound good.
Trump doesn’t realize the reality of diplomatic language—he’s an ignoramus.
The US defense head, James Mattis is aware of the Russians massive military potential, and the fact that normal diplomats don’t indulge in stupid stuff on Twitter like the fool Trump.
Likely Russia, behind the scenes in NO UNCERTAIN TERMS told the US IF YOU STRIKE WE WILL STRIKE BACK THIS TIME.
That’s why Mattis is cautious
Mattis warns Trump about Syria risks
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Washington (CNN)Top military officials, including Defense Secretary James Mattis, warned President Donald Trump during an afternoon meeting Thursday that he risks escalating US involvement in Syria if he goes forward with the type of aggressive bombing campaign he has pressed for over the past week, according to US and western officials briefed on the conversation.
Trump has pushed military leaders to develop plans for a sustained assault on Syrian regime targets in response to last weekend's chemical attack, the officials said. But Mattis and other members of the President's national security team cautioned Trump during the meeting that such a strategy could pull the US into direct conflict with Russia and Iran.
The resistance has upset Trump, who wanted to take quick action and feels like the options being presented to him don't go far enough, according to the officials.
Nevertheless, there is a view among Trump's national security team that the President's tweets earlier this week -- including one threatening US missiles "will be coming, nice and new and 'smart' " -- forced their hand and made some type of strikes inevitable. But there is an effort to calibrate the response, even as Trump is pressing his team to act.
Just happened
US launches strikes on Syria
Trump says he has ordered strikes on the Syrian regime in response for a chemical weapon attack last weekend
The savages of the west have struck
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Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump announced on Friday he ordered strikes on the Syrian regime in response to a chemical weapons attack last weekend. "I ordered the United States armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapon capabilities of Syrian dictator of Bashar al-Assad," Trump said from the White House Diplomatic Room. Trump said the strikes were in coordination with France and the United Kingdom, adding that the purpose of the campaign is to "establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons."
originally posted by: Myrtales Instinct
B1 Bombers involved. I'm not hearing anything about Russia shooting back.
originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: CharlesT
Who's this "We" that you speak of???