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[Hubbl3]

He's a Democrat though, so you know... not a damn thing is gonna happen

 

[Oriel]

I mean yeah, Putin's probably not happy, but I don't think this is gonna cause any major riffs between him and Trump just yet, though I admit I may be a bit too optimistic.

If the air strikes are confined to this one sortie.....perhaps.I could honestly see Trump turn around and say, "look at how I stopped the chemical attacks", all the while the war continues in a conventional manner with dumb barrel bombs.

My Ideal would be a powerful ally of theirs would kinda put the regime in check....

Everyone would probably be happy with an el-Sisi or Musharaf type figure replacing Assad at this stage. It's what's emerging in Libya now.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

I think the best thing Hillary could do right now is say she supports his decision. Brains will explode.

She already did :/

 

[D4Danger]

I think the best thing Hillary could do right now is say she supports his decision. Brains will explode.

done.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-hillary-clinton-idUSKBN179058

"I think we should have been more willing to confront Assad," Clinton said in the interview, conducted by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof.

"I really believe we should have and still should take out his air fields and prevent him from being able to use them to bomb innocent people and drop sarin gas on them."

 

[sibarraz]

How does military bases work? like is weird that the USA was so precise that they didn't attack any russian

 

[norm9]

I wasn't aware that Hillary was the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.

Gives you (not you ecessarily) cover to say that Hillary would have done the same.

 

[Donthizz#]

Should have bombed without telling the Russians. Abosolute scum , helping Assad carry out chemical attacks on civilians.

 

[EatinOlives]

So he literally released a recorded statement from mar a lago?

Yep.

If his members paid for the Ultra Deluxe package, they got to be in the room while he recorded it!

 

[Chumley]

I think the best thing Hillary could do right now is say she supports his decision. Brains will explode.

She already did, and she's right.

 

[jett]

Well the world is going to become a real interesting place.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Twitter was buzzing slightly that the hillary tweet was a greenliggt, and here we are now.

Trump is really a secret Hillary puppet after all! Genius!

Also: Tillerson: Russia 'complicit or incompetent' over Syria chemical weapons deal

 

[dLMN8R]

I like how liberals are stuck in a flip flop conundrum now. This is merely similar to everything Obama did for 8 years, yet suddenly it's bad because Trump did it.
Again, fuck Trump. But honestly I can't knock him down for doing this. Obama lost the plot in Syria after all that red line bullshit.

Trump fucking advocated committing god damned war crimes. Bringing back torture. Recklessly talking about using nukes. Claiming on countless occasions that we should have "taken their oil" when talking about Iraq and elsewhere. Talked about killing the families of suspected terrorists.

On and on and fucking on, Trump is a god damned monster.

So you'll fucking excuse me if I don't applaud him when he does anything with the military, regardless of whether I approve of the action itself.


And meanwhile, have you fucking forgotten that Trump and his cronies have banned refugees from the country he's now attacking?

 

[Shadow Puppetry]

Donald J. Trump‏ @realDonaldTrump

The President must get Congressional approval before attacking Syria-big mistake if he does not!
4:02 PM · Aug 30, 2013

But Obummer did it first!

 

[Volimar]

She pretty much already did.

That was beforehand though, no?

 

[littleworm]

is there a viable faction in the syrian civil war that's a clear-cut least-evil one whose victory we should be hoping for?

The Kurdish/SDF forces would be the least bad out of the bunch, but there is no chance of them ever being in a position to take control of Syria.

 

[Jenov]

I think the best thing Hillary could do right now is say she supports his decision. Brains will explode.

I'd welcome a comment. I'm really curious what she does think. She made comments about striking airfields to create a no fly zone, but she never went into details on whether she meant unilaterally or what.

 

[Blablurn]

so surreal

 

[Mimosa97]

Putin is pragmatic. He's probably fuckin PISSED at Assad for gassing the civilians in Khan Shaikoun. Putin can only help Assad if he's ready to be helped. If he's dropping fucking nerve agents in the middle of population centers, what's Putin to do? He's not going to defend a fucking moron.

So much this.

I bet the Kremlin is gonna go radio silent in the upcoming days.

 

[King Tubby]

This is Assad rethorics and how every arabs Pinochets out there are justifying their dictatorship. Meanwhile, Isis only grow out of those dictatorships and are unable to take root elsewhere.

ISIS is an iraqi group, they don't have support among syrian. They are totally unable to take Baghdad and they would take Damas ? They were kickedout from Idlib and Alepo by the rebels. Nobody love them.

The United States can't act against every single asshole dictator in the world. Are we going to keep repeating the mistake of forcing regime change over and over and over and over again? Why the fuck do we even have ISIS in Iraq in the first place?

 

[mreddie]

Well the world is going to become a real interesting place.

A combo of 2003-4 with some Cold War added.

 

[benjipwns]

How does military bases work? like is weird that the USA was so precise that they didn't attack any russian

The Russians are working in the aspirin factory part.

 

[ginger ninja]

No liberals were ever calling for unilateral action against the Assad regime though

Yes, millions of liberals, all of the ones in US, bonded together as one and said no intervention in Syria, even if Assad kills 10 puppies an hour.

 

[ibitegirls]

I'm okay with Trump going after Syrian air force if they continue to launch chemical attacks on civilians.

 

[Woorloog]

How does military bases work? like is weird that the USA was so precise that they didn't attack any russian

Apparently this base didn't have Russian presence at least according to US intel, and presumably there were none since Russia would complain about any casualties if there were.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

A combo of 2003-4 with some Cold War added.

Y'know, if there is any administration that could somehow fuck up harder then Bush's when it comes to follow up plans, this is the one.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

That was beforehand though, no?

You think she's gonna change her position on the matter because Trump signed off on it?

 

[Volimar]

The Russians are working in the aspirin factory part.

That seems odd. Is that odd? It seems odd.

You think she's gonna change her position on the matter because Trump signed off on it?

No, but it's far less academic now.

 

[Boke1879]

Congress needs to get back in session and hold a fucking debate.

This doesn't end here and a plan needs to be made.

 

[Foffy]

What I find weird is the fake compassion from conservatives for syrian people after they tried to have them banned from even entering the country. Willing to drop bombs, but not take in people who are fleeing the bombs.

When their hypocrisy can be kept in simple pictures, it's a sign they lack consistent morals.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

I'd welcome a comment. I'm really curious what she does think. She made comments about striking airfields to create a no fly zone, but she never went into details on whether she meant unilaterally or what.

It is unlikely she meant unilaterally, at least according to this sheet on her foreign policy: http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Hillary_Clinton_Foreign_Policy.htm

 

[NullPointer]

Apparently this base didn't have Russian presence at least according to US intel, and presumably there were none since Russia would complain about any casualties if there were.

CNN reported earlier that there were Russians at the air base.

 

[Arttemis]

Rep. Ted Yoho from FL said last week that Sen. Devin Nunes works for the president, as opposed to representing his State as a senator... I wonder what kind of relationship other republican senators have with Trump. Marco Rubio was tweeting about this an hour before the missiles flew.

 

[LProtag]

I don't know enough about global politics to know whether or not this is a good idea or not.

What I take offense to is the fact that Trump sees it fit to respond this way and invoking the senseless violence committed against the Syrian people while actively blocking those very same people from taking refuge in our country.

 

[TheRealTalker]

You keep posting that but there has never been definitive proof that it was Assad that launched those attacks.

He was also already warned about consequences of a chemical attack, hence giving up his own stores.

AFP journalist went to the seen

city borders Turkey and victims and deceased were sent into Turkey

autopsies were formed

Assad used chemical weapons on civilians even after that deal which were verified by UN investigations

and multiple sources verified Assad helicopters at the scene via recon imagery

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Yes, millions of liberals, all of the ones in US, bonded together as one and said no intervention in Syria, even if Assad kills 10 puppies an hour.

I'm sorry General, I didn't realize you had submitted your plan for peaceful resolution in Syria already.

 

[sazzy]

If Donald continues with more missile strikes (looking likely)

AND

it really pisses off Putin (very likely)

AND

the peepee tape exists...

expect it to get released at the most inconvenient time for Donald.

 

[Arrogant Bastard]

Jesus F. Christ, he looks so out of his depth and I don't mean in the normal way. Like a child reading some notes, that shit is scary.

He doesn't even look like the POTUS.

 

[Mimosa97]

Not possible? Ted Cruz: “We will utterly destroy ISIS,” he said of the terrorist group also called ISIL. “We will carpet-bomb them into oblivion. I don’t know if sand can glow in the dark, but we’re going to find out!”

Donald Trump: "Why do we even have nukes if we can't use them?"

It can be done! All you need is a big old set of Republican balls and big old bombs!

I don't trust these people to not escalate like Cadillac.

Yeah well they were pretty much talking about destroying Syria and killing everybody ... And you still elected the cunt. Sigh.

 

[ColdPizza]

CNN reported earlier that there were Russians at the air base.

And that they were given a warning ahead of time by the US.

 

[Oriel]

Just in case this hasn't been posted yet:

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/375609403376144384?lang=en

 

[Volimar]

Rep. Ted Yoho from FL said last week that Sen. Devin Nunes works for the president, as opposed to representing his State as a senator... I wonder what kind of relationship other republican senators have with Trump. Marco Rubio was tweeting about this an hour before the missiles flew.

That was pretty fucked up to watch from a Representative.

 

[Kraatu]

It's interesting how skewed people's opinions can be about this attack.
U.S. is not doing any good to any syrian at all. I'm not saying that Russia or ISIS are good guys either but geez...
So much death and destruction for hegemony.

 

[mlclmtckr]

watch his approval rating go up 30 points after this

 

[Felix Lighter]

This is when Trump as President is the most terrifying.

I don't oppose a response to the Chemical attack and this strike seems reason, military target related to the attack an effort to limit casualties. Russia was warned, which is a good thing of course.

However, Donald Trump is a petty, narcissist, incapable of diplomacy and he is far to easy to provoke. On top of that, the attack was done without Congressional approval, so he's now shown that he will take military action against other countries directly on his own. It's scary times. I don't trust him as Commander in Chief when actions like these are necessary.

 

[Mimosa97]

Also: Tillerson: Russia 'complicit or incompetent' over Syria chemical weapons deal

Wow

This is a big fucking deal

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Jesus F. Christ, he looks so out of his depth and I don't mean in the normal way. Like a child reading some notes, that shit is scary.

He doesn't even look like the POTUS.

It's a good thing he has far more competent people advising him.

 

[mreddie]

Just in case this hasn't been posted yet:

https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/375609403376144384?lang=en

"I'm the President now so..."*runsaway*

 

[Justified]

Congress needs to get back in session and hold a fucking debate.

This doesn't end here and a plan needs to be made.

A debate about what?


Unless this is going to last more then 60 days, its nothing for them to do. Even if it does they may not, like When Clinton bombed Kosovo for more the 60 days

 

[Arrogant Bastard]

watch his approval rating go up 30 points after this

15, but yah.

 

[Chumley]

If Donald continues with more missile strikes (looking likely)

AND

it really pisses off Putin (very likely)

AND

the peepee tape exists...

expect it to get released at the most inconvenient time for Donald.

Syria gets punished and Trump is ousted in the process?