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[Ollie Pooch]

Trump wasn't even at the White House for this? What the ever living fuck.

It's not like he actually does anything, so...

 

[iMax]

CNN reporting the airfield was the source of the chemical attack and this was an effort to disable its operations.

 

[AuthenticM]

fuck this

 

[xxracerxx]

Oh

Fucking clockwork. For every action he takes, there has been a tweet.

 

[RPGCrazied]

It does

He got it? Democrats supported this??

 

[fredrancour]

I wonder what this thread would look like in the alternate reality where Hillary won. Because she has come out and said she would do this. In addition to no-fly zones for Russia.

pretty much identical (in terms of fear). "Basically-republican levels of hawkish" was a common criticism of her. though there'd probably been a request for congressional approval if things were at all legally dubious.

 

[Laekon]

What are the chances of killing a Russian advisor? And are we now fighting the people fighting ISIS making Trump an ally of ISIS?

 

[Zeus Molecules]

B...b...but dronez?

Not flashy enough for a baby boomer president

 

[Boke1879]

But for real. Did we just declare war on Syria?

You don't just bomb their airfields and just say "It was just a message".

This is the beginnings of taking out the Assad regime imo.

 

[Numb]

Goes against his own advice

He has proven time and time again that he is a hypocrite and nothing he said in the past means shit

Even what he is currently saying or will say

 

[hipsterpants]

Not quite as terrifying with more details coming out. Still, what the fuck.

Just from a political standpoint, he just betrayed one of his biggest campaign promises. Sub 30% approval incoming...

 

[Bunta]

No?

Some of you guys are panicking way too early and you're making the other people panic.

Calm your shit down. Russia isn't going to nuke us just because we targeted airfields that were the source of chemical attacks.

Yeah, hoping this is just a precision strike.

 

[RoKKeR]

Holy fuck.

 

[LiK]

US has been launching missle strikes in Syria since 2014.

Not 60 all at once.

 

[thefro]

You know you're fucked when even the people on /r/the_donald are freaking out.

Hopefully this at least gets the Russian bots/troll farms/RT/fake news sites to start bashing Trump.

That's a big part of his online support base.

 

[GutsOfThor]

CBS News reporting that Trump will give a statement from Mar-A-Lago a little later, as he's currently meeting with the Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Seems to me like this is timed to give Trump something to thump his chest about in front of President Xi Jinping.

This is an excellent point. This guy is so insecure that it wouldn't surprise if he did it to intimidate Xi Jinping.

 

[metalslimer]

Well I'm glad we didn't elect a hawk!!

 

[pigeon]

I wonder what this thread would look like in the alternate reality where Hillary won. Because she has come out and said she would do this. In addition to no-fly zones for Russia.

Not unilaterally, not without congressional approval, not without clear communication to the American people and to Assad, also not an irrational lunatic.

 

[kirblar]

I wonder what this thread would look like in the alternate reality where Hillary won. Because she has come out and said she would do this. In addition to no-fly zones for Russia.

I don't have a problem with the actual action being taken. I have absolutely zero confidence in Trump to actually be capable of handling the fallout from it, nor the diplomacy either prior to or after the strikes.

 

[quesalupa]

I'm a little scared of war and hate Trump but y'know? Fuck Syria. Hope no civilians get hurt.

 

[tbm24]

Trump wasn't even at the White House for this? What the ever living fuck.

The Winter White House has Cocunut drinks. Why would be launch missles without one?

 

[iavi]

Honestly, this wasn't anywhere near as bad as made to seem

Panic mode off

 

[Plasmid]

Fuck. What's the possibility of Russian soldiers getting hit?

 

[ZOONAMI]

Wow Hillary called it, seems they're targeting air fields which is actually quite smart in terms of impact of keeping syrian planes out of the air while reducing civilian casualties.

Yep. This is a good response.

Just fucking wipe out their air power.

 

[Dreadnought]

CBS News reporting that Trump will give a statement from Mar-A-Lago a little later, as he's currently meeting with the Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Seems to me like this is timed to give Trump something to thump his chest about in front of President Xi Jinping.

WHY is he not in WASHINGTON!!!?

 

[NullPointer]

The funny thing is that you know had this been Obama doing this Republicans would be calling for his head on a platter.

They would certainly call it a move with more bluster than substance.

Edit: CNN: Trump to address the nation soon.

 

[fredrancour]

He got it? Democrats supported this??

no. people are quoting that tweet because it's hypocrisy exhibit 1000. he's power-tripping and if challenged on it someone will try to argue it's within the bounds of the war powers act and whatever other legislation.

 

[The Jazz Cabbage Master]

But not Syrians?

He didn't imply that by just mentioning Military-Gaf

 

[Zeus Molecules]

I wonder what this thread would look like in the alternate reality where Hillary won. Because she has come out and said she would do this. In addition to no-fly zones for Russia.

The possibility of her doing this was one of the biggest critiques of her by liberals during the election. Trump litterally ran on "she's a war hawk" don't vote for her

 

[Izuna]

... why

 

[SRTtoZ]

"Hillary Clinton called on the United States to take out Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's Air Force on Thursday, days after a chemical attack killed more than 70 people in the war-torn country."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/06/politics/hillary-clinton-syria-assad/index.html

Perfect.

 

[oxidax]

Woah! He said he wasn't going to tell when this shit was going to start and so he did! God Damn!

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

No?

Some of you guys are panicking way too early and you're making the other people panic.

Calm your shit down. Russia isn't going to nuke us just because we targeted airfields that were the source of chemical attacks.

The hyperbole in this thread is laughable.

 

[TankRizzo]

Good. Fuck the Syrian president.

 

[Aylinato]

He got it? Democrats supported this??

No, he didn't get approval, I said it does require approval.

 

[clemenx]

Good and necessary taking down the airfield that carried such horrendous attack.

What happens next depends on Russia.

 

[LiK]

Is Assad gonna whine to Putin to save him?

 

[Angry Chair]

Hopefully the Syrian citizens are alright.

 

[UnknownSpirit]

Well.. that escalated quickly.

 

[Strimei]

WHY is he not in WASHINGTON!!!?

Look at a calendar, its Friday evening now.

That's why.

edit: I have just been informed today is Thursday.

I should look at a calendar, eh?

 

[Kyzer]

Did we just declare war on Syria and Russia?

Why am I in DC if this is the case.

Russia already basically disowned them after the latest chemical attack. They convinced Assad not to fuck with Obama but I guess he took Trump less seriously

 

[ezrarh]

That's a good point, and I know next to nothing about what's required to attack a sovereign nation, but how come he can do this without checks from congress?

Welcome to decades of power creep on the executive branch.

 

[Arttemis]

Marco Rubio's Tweets

40m
Marco Rubio‏ @marcorubio
"Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished" Proverbs 11:21 #SyriaChemicalAttack


1h
Marco Rubio‏ @marcorubio
I know @POTUS was deeply moved by the images & stories emerging from #SyriaChemicalAttack


1h
Marco Rubio‏ @marcorubio
#Somethingshouldhappen

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Why the fuck would a senator think it's a good idea to associate a strike against a Muslim dictator with Christian Bible scripture?

And why is he publicly foreshadowing an attack on Twitter?!?

 

[Iadien]

Trump will address this, right?

 

[Sean C]

Trump wasn't even at the White House for this? What the ever living fuck.

Honestly, I'd call that a good thing. The operation is likely to be better-run the less involved he is.

 

[Lime]

It's absolutely insane that one person can approve this sort of action without collective approval, such as Congress.

 

[Boke1879]

Not quite as terrifying with more details coming out. Still, what the fuck.

Just from a political standpoint, he just betrayed one of his biggest campaign promises. Sub 30% approval incoming...

But it's quite terrifying. Do you think it ends here?

The man did a complete 180 on Assad. In a matter of 24 hours!

 

[Volimar]

Chris Hayes is retweeting this.

Micah Zenko‏ @MicahZenko 6m6 minutes ago

Cruise missiles can't "crater" runways, so any airfield attack would have been against aircraft, supporting infrastructure, maybe IADS.

Micah Zenko‏ @MicahZenko 4m4 minutes ago

You can only crater runways w/ air-dropped 500 or 2,000 bombs. These were most likely TLAMs with cluster bomblet munition.

 

[Fat4all]

Look at a calendar, its Friday evening now.

That's why.

gotta get in a few rounds

 

[kirblar]

Look at a calendar, its Friday evening now.

That's why.

It's Thursday.