Posted on 04/06/2017 8:15:06 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
On Aug. 21, 2013, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used sarin gas to kill 1,429 of his own people, including 426 children, in the town of Ghouta.
I watched these horrific events unfold from an unusual perch for an American: At the time of the attack, I was working as a technical adviser to the United Arab Emirates’ special envoy for Syria. The work entailed accompanying my boss, a former Emirati air force general, to meetings in Turkey and elsewhere to coordinate with the Syrian opposition and the ambassadors of the countries — including the United States — that were assisting them.
Five days after the attacks, we were in Istanbul for an emergency meeting with the Syrian opposition leadership and the group of Western, Arab and Turkish ambassadors known as the “London 11.” The topic of the discussion was the potential international response to the massacre — the deadliest use of chemical weapons since Saddam Hussein gassed the Kurds in the 1980s.
Although the United States and Britain were at the time contemplating punitive airstrikes against Assad’s regime as a consequence for breaking President Barack Obama’s “red line,” the more seasoned diplomats in the room instinctually knew that the justice the opposition hoped for would not be forthcoming. . .
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fake news by evil neocons
Question—why would Bashar Assad bomb gas his own civilians? What does he gain from it? I cant wrap my head around that ploy.
I hate this government, I hate this media.
NO!! Trump’s playing 32D Chess!!!! dontcha know!!!
It’s Gold Jerry!!! Gold!!! /s
If I wanted this foreign policy, I’d have voted for Lindsey Graham in 2016.
Looks like Trump made peace with the WaPo.
The Compost supporting Trump? Nonsense!!!!!
It was great that the US and Russia worked as a team in Syria today. And for a good cause.
But our interests in Syria are few.
The UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have been paying for the Syrian war to oust Assad to build a pipeline to Europe.
I am skeptical that any of the reports of chemical weapons use by the Syrian regime are correct.
It is more likely that it is the Islamists are using them to get us to take out Assad.
59 tomahawks at about 1 million a piece.
1 tomahawk missile would pay off my house and put both kids thru college.
Who gives a goddamn crap about Syria.
yes, my stomach sank
Washington Post?
Lie Lie Lie & more Lie’s From the wapoop. War mongers, waring to our doom, for their profit!
Sick bastards!!!
Bullshit.
Let the EU and NATO sort this out.
Why are we always attacking countries?
Europe is a bunch of pussies.
See, Washington Post, the evil king of fake news applauding Trump’s action!
Washington Compost? Why would I believe anything published in this fake news paper?
I don’t get it about the government, what’s everyone’s problem?
Trump told Putin that because of Assad’s chem attack he’s gonna wipe out a Syrian airbase that’s protected by Russian air defense and Russia gets out of the way.
Except for the cost of the missiles, I can find no criticism.
I would guess the orders didn’t come from him but rather someone in his command.
If the Washington Post is applauding you...
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