Posted on 04/07/2017 2:26:56 PM PDT by Enlightened1
Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, warned today that the U.S. is "prepared to do more" in Syria, one day after American warships fired a barrage of cruise missiles at a Syrian government air base.
"The United States took a very measured step last night. We are prepared to do more, but we hope that will not be necessary," Haley said Friday during a special open session of the U.N. Security Council devoted to discussing Syria.
The United States launched the direct assault against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime in response to a chemical weapons attack earlier this week that killed dozens of civilians.
Haley accused Assad's regime of carrying out Tuesday's horrific attack in northern Syria, saying this "fully justified" the U.S. government's decision to strike the air base.
"The moral stain of the Assad regime could no longer go unanswered," she said.
U.S. officials said a total 59 tomahawk missiles were launched from destroyers USS Porter and USS Ross in the Mediterranean Sea over a half-hour span beginning at 7:36 p.m. ET on Thursday. The strikes were aimed at the Shayrat Air Base in Syria's Homs province, where an aircraft carrying the chemical weapons in Tuesday's attack is believed to have taken off.
"The intent here wasn’t just to punish; it was deter future use," retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward, an ABC News contributor and the former deputy commander of U.S. Central Command who turned down the role of national security adviser after Michael Flynn's resignation, told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday.
The Shayrat Air Base has been one of Russia's main airfields in Syria, serving as a forward operating base for Russian attack helicopters to support Assad regime offensives in Homs province amid Syria's ongoing conflict.
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She’s an attractive gal. I’m glad she gave up on opposing Trump and decided to join his team instead.
How about we do more in Ohio and Michigan
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Right. I didn’t see George W. Trump’s name on the ballot last November.
The same old tired GW Bush stuff. Lost interest in this administration
And down the rathole we go. No one ever learns. The ME will chew us up again and again and again and no amount of bombs or missiles or bullets will change anything.
So many countries support this. And here we are, the cheese stands alone.
“The same old tired GW Bush stuff.
Right. Trump has done more to advance the conservative agenda in 75 days than the so-called “conservative” George the II did in eight years. But I could be wrong. Why don’t you list George W’s conservative accomplishments.
Nikki Haley, the drama queen. Some actually said she was real tough, stared down the Russians. LOL Surely she knew they would physically attack her.
Pres. Trump obviously has had a meeting with the Dept of Whoop-ass. I just hope he’s’ getting reliable intelligence about this, we’re hitting the right people.
I couldn’t list any conservative achievements by Bush II. He was busy nation building for eight years. Trump seems to be walking on Bush old path, warfare and welfare
That would require taking out air defenses and Syrian aircraft.
And Russia would have to withdraw its aircraft of possibly get them destroyed.
Bring NATO in on this, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, as well NATO member Turkey, and Russia has a big problem defending Assad.
Also I am sure Australia would join with NATO and Canada.
Start an air campaign with a strict warning to Russia, and Russians might get their tail ends kicked.
There are now former Eastern Bloc countries that are part of NATO (Poland and company).
We just need to arm Japan to cover that side of the world...
Our biggest problem would be keeping Israel out of the fight.
But then we could always play Good Cop/Bad Cop with them: "We told you Israel to stay out it. You were not supposed to shoot down those 100 Syrian jets and helicopters."
LOL, amen. I fell for W’s foreign policy with humility. But that was only one line during a debate. Not repeated promises at speeches every other day for over a year.
You’re a faithful friend of both ISIS and Al Qaeda.
If Trump keeps this up much longer, his approval rating will go down the toilet.
If he really believes he is helping Syria or the USA, that’s just stupid, sad and pathetic.
If it is some kind of insider power play or PR maneuver, then I hope he knows what he is doing, because its extremely risky.
Yes, and I hope he doesn't blow it all with some risky, pointless misadventures in the Muslim world.
Just completely isolate them and let them stew in their own feces.
Please don’t tell me the intelligence is based on a VIDEO and various intelligence SOURCES. We have been down this WMD road with multiple administrations. Furthermore, the USA need not be the strong man for the United Nations.
Just wait until the War Hawks find out that their tax cut just turned into a big TAX HIKE. You have to pay to play, baby!
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