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[Kusagari]

So CNBC and BBC are saying Russia was informed, Fox and CNN are saying they weren't.

Blah.

 

[Trey]

yes

which is part of why it's so scary. a deeply vain man obsessed with approval ratings realising that war is the quickest and most effective way to boost his support.

it's a short bump at most, and that's only when America was directly attacked. if he puts American lives at stake for no good reason, it will backfire on him dangerously.

 

[mackaveli]

Trump speaking in two minutes. Was taped several minutes ago.

 

[O Canada Our Home and Native Land]

If this is just a one off strike then it won't be all that consequential. The military equivalent of a slap on the wrist. We'll see I guess.

That's what I'm leaning towards.

 

[Golden_Pigeon]

That was a no win situation. What do we do when Russia violates the no fly zone? How large of a conflict are you willing to risk?

Russia was not involved at the time.
I really doubt we would have seen this level of involvement from Russia (or even Iran) with a direct US attack against Assad.

 

[Bronx-Man]

If Russia wasn't warned about this, this is extremely bad news.

 

[VendettaRed07]

CNN saying Russia NOT told of this.

Maybe it's just a reflex

"Did you talk to Russia?"

"WHAT? NO"

 

[Fat4all]

OK, so this guy Anderson is talking to was indeed at the base.......YEARS ago.

lol

what a maroon

 

[jellies_two]

If this doesn't turn them off of Trump, then it kind of calls into question the sensibility of calling them isolationists, doesn't it?

Prison planet who is a bit of a canary in the alt right coal mine said "rand Paul 2020" so perhaps some of his base will be annoyed at this move especially as it was something Hillary suggested same day

But I think Hillary would have got it through congress and talked to allies first.

 

[Arttemis]

CNN just reported that Russia was *not* told of attack beforehand.

There's no fucking way that can be true... Right??

Uuuuuhhh did someone mispeak? I was just listening and they said they did inform them.

Many Nations were informed and gave consent, according to White House staff.

What you're likely referring to is Trump's response to an unrecorded reporter's question about talking with Putin directly, to which he said "not yet, may later."

 

[clemenx]

So what the fuck kind of drugs do alt righters use to "like" Assad so much. Boggles the mind.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Unconfirmed reports of Russian/Syrian shoot downs of some of the Tomahawk missiles.

I stress unconfirmed, but it could explain why Schiff said 70 missiles, but Pentagon officially said 59.

You can't give information like that without linking to a source.

 

[commedieu]

Trump actually did something good for once. Chemical weapons should not be tolerated

Only if you're Saudi Arabia and the target is yemen..

 

[RSTEIN]

Lolwut?! You actually believe the Kremlin, which has poured its military and financial assets, at great expense to itself, into propping up the Assad regime is HAPPY that Trump (their supposed ally) is now bombing the shit out of their Baathist friends?? Yeah sure buddy.

It's a good retaliation without any impact to Russia. Kind of like a perfect play for trump if he does want to keep his Russian masters happy. The planes and other assets were probably gone. It's not a front line base.

 

[NoFaceNico]

goddamn. Just got back from the gym. WTF??

 

[capitalCORN]

Between this and talks of pre-emptive strike talks about NK, we're entering a very dangeous age.

 

[ZOONAMI]

Unconfirmed reports of Russian/Syrian shoot downs of some of the Tomahawk missiles.

I stress unconfirmed, but it could explain why Schiff said 70 missiles, but Pentagon officially said 59.

From where?

Holy fucking shit. I didn't even know it was possible to shoot down a tomahawk? Is it?

Edit: it is, but it seems like you would have to know about the launch immediately and intercept with fighter jets. I don't buy it.

 

[O Canada Our Home and Native Land]

lol

what a maroon

At least he wasn't from Howard Stern.

 

[Syncytia]

Maybe it's just a reflex

"Did you talk to Russia?"

"WHAT? NO"

Lol this got me.

"We've never had ANY contact with ANY Russians, EVER"

 

[VendettaRed07]

Trump will just come out and say "see I'm strong and I do stuff, Obama is weak. Also I won the election."

 

[Trouble]

So what the fuck kind of drugs do alt righters use to "like" Assad so much. Boggles the mind.

They don't like Assad, they like Putin.

 

[Madness]

Hoping this doesn't start something with Russia...

50+ Tomahawk cruise missiles is definitely going to start something. Russia was asked by Assad to intervene, the US wasn't unless you consider the US to have ultimate authority to intervene everywhere. Syria is a Russian ally. They will definitely return and resume their own proxy campaign

 

[mackaveli]

Trump speaking here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K724ZC_bo7c

 

[Falchion]

Just saw this, holy shit.

 

[Neverthelesser]

Trump on now on MSNBC

 

[Fat4all]

I think we'd appreciate a clear answer from Trump on whether or not we told Russia about this

it's kinda important

 

[Dosia]

From where?

Holy fucking shit. I didn't even know it was possible to shoot down a tomahawk? Is it?

Of course you can

 

[Slayer-33]

Trump will just come out and say "see I'm strong and I do stuff, Obama is weak. Also I won the election."

Unfortunately this shit might prove to be suuuuuuuper positive for this dude..

 

[dsp]

Maybe it's just a reflex

"Did you talk to Russia?"

"WHAT? NO"

Oh my lol

 

[JHoNNy1OoO]

Teleprompter Trump is BACK!

Think of the dead babies guys. DEAD BABIES!!!

 

[mreddie]

And it begins.

 

[rokkerkory]

Trump talking now

 

[jellies_two]

That's what I'm leaning towards.

The base didn't have Russian guests and if the missiles hit hangers and the runway it's all a bit symbolic but you can bet your bottom dollar trump and Bannon are going to ride thess missiles for every point of domestic popularity bump they can get. The GOP is restless.

 

[jay]

So what the fuck kind of drugs do alt righters use to "like" Assad so much. Boggles the mind.

He is a powerful man who murders people. Makes sense to me that they would respect that.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Yep.

Go Trump!

Can you say with 100% certainty that airbase had anything to do with the chemical attack? No? Then don't shoot 70 MISSILES at it.

 

[Zasa]

What. The. Fuck.

 

[Megasoum]

Teleprompter Trump is BACK!

Think of the dead babies guys. DEAD BABIES!!!

He really struggling to read...

 

[Drifters]

Wondering if Bannon had something to do with this. Like, he objected to the strike so Trump made an example of him.

 

[jack_package_200]

Trump will just come out and say "see I'm strong and I do stuff, Obama is weak. Also I won the election."

"Did you see how large my inaugural crowd was? Did you see how many missiles we used? Bigly"

 

[Foffy]

God, I can't even fathom this.

Donald Trump and his inarticulate ineptitude talking about military bombing operations..

 

[Eyeh4wk]

Wtf 50 missiles for one air base?

The greatest air strikes.

 

[Dreadnought]

Is Trump's microphone from like 1912

 

[Lionel Richie]

It's hypocritical but ultimately a good move I think. Just got to hope it was evaluated correctly before striking.

Same here but goddamn this is some intense development, it makes me wonder how long it will take until we get into another large scale conflict.

 

[Zelenogorsk]

I'll simply say that anyone who knowingly deploys chemical weapons deserves a missile to the face. I also realize that situations like this are NEVER that black and white, and war is abhorrent, and innocent lives are ALWAYS caught in the crossfire.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

What the fuck?

 

[Tranqueris]

On one hand, the air force is what lets Assad kill civilians the way he has, on the other, well.. What the fuck happens next?

 

[DrSlek]

Russia has troops in Syria, yeah?

Were any....there?

 

[ZeoVGM]

... THIS is the official statement given by the president after launching strikes on another country?

 

[ZOONAMI]

Of course you can

Yeah but you would have to scramble jets and intercept right? I find that unlikely.

 

[pigeon]

What do you think isolationist means?

This is a semantic argument I'm not interested in.

Are you arguing that isolationists should generally be fine with this?

If not, then it seems weird to call some faction of Trump supporters isolationists if that faction is generally fine with this, no?