U.S. says Syria preparing chemical weapons as Russia threatens attack near U.S. base

The National Sentinel ^ | 9/7/18 | USA Features

[SleeperCatcher]

War Drums: As the Syrian military prepares to assault Idlib, where the last rebel stronghold remains, the top U.S. envoy to the region says the Assad government is prepping to use chemical weapons.

That comes as Russian military officials have warned American counterparts they are preparing to support Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces and that targeting could include a base currently occupied by a group of U.S. troops.

[veracious]

Syria as in the FSA and those who fake reality. Oz, hidden behind the curtain, is who runs USA. Mr. Deep whispers things into US government’s ears, or makes grand theater to entice them to move, this way and that across the earth.

[PGR88]

The deep state still wants to cause chaos in another M.E. country.

[Socon-Econ]

More false flag. Syria would have nothing to gain and much to lose by a sneaky and operationally ineffective use of chemical weapons just as they are mopping-up the last of their enemy. Sorry Trump has bought into this

[rrrod]

I’ll stand with Trump.

[Truth29]

"More false flag. Syria would have nothing to gain and much to lose by a sneaky and operationally ineffective use of chemical weapons just as they are mopping-up the last of their enemy. Sorry Trump has bought into this"

Sure sounds like it. Trump needs to focus on his domestic enemies who are trying to topple him from the Presidency, not shooting up another Middle Eastern country.

[McGruff]

Russia has been warning for a week that the rebels are planning a false flag chemical attack since the last one worked so well. They claim to have proof. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice...

[zaxtres]

Sure sounds like it. Trump needs to focus on his domestic enemies who are trying to topple him from the Presidency, not shooting up another Middle Eastern country.

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this is something a leftist would say or a never trumper. which is it?

Duh! Multi task!Its why you (Trump) has a staff and hundreds of people at his beck and call.
if he is doing one or the other he is no businessman nor could he be prez. but its okay he’s both and that is what maga!

[Justa]

“...the rebels are planning a false flag chemical attack...”

Because the rebels have jets which are based out of Syrian air force bases?

You do realize the Syrian and Russian forces are tracked real time by several nations’ ISR?

Maybe this should go to the UN so we can have another KAL-007-style repudiation of Russian state-sponsored terrorism and lying to the world to deny it.

[Rapscallion]

Syria and Russia better not be that stupid. They face obliteration.

[TWhiteBear]

The Russians are planning another terror chemical attack, like the one that was condemned in their past.
The goal of the Russian Terror is to kill civilians and terrorize people.
Their troll farms are working hard.
TWB

[onedoug]

Me too.

#MAGA

[granada]

McTrump wants to pander to John McCain.

[Truth29]

"this is something a leftist would say or a never trumper. which is it?"

Really? So a Leftist or a never trumper would advise that Trump should focus on his domestic enemies?

[McGruff]

[FLT-bird]

Frankly, I don’t care if they do. It’s not our problem. America has no vital national interest in Syria.

[McGruff]

Russia on Saturday said Syrian rebels were preparing a chemical attack in Idlib province which will be blamed on Damascus and used as a pretext for Western powers to hit government targets in the war-torn country.

Moscow’s accusation comes after US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton this week said Washington will respond “very strongly” if Syrian President Bashar Assad uses chemical weapons in an offensive to retake Idlib, one of the last rebel held provinces in the country.

Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement that the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is “preparing another provocation of the ‘use of chemical weapons’ by Syrian government forces against the peaceful population of the Idlib province.”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-accuses-uk-of-backing-a-false-flag-chemical-attack-in-syria/

[Trumpisourlastchance]

Syria isn’t doing that. We are being lied to, again, as we were under Bush & Obama. This hasn’t changed one bit.

[Trumpisourlastchance]

There is no scenario in which Russia faces obliteration in which we do not face obliteration. Better to get out of Syria where we do not belong.

[Trumpisourlastchance]

Assad using chems in Idlb makes as much sense as the US using chems on Germany in April 1945. Assad is not an idiot, but the people running our foreign policy are lunatics.