*****50 Tomahawk Missiles launced against Syria***** (pirates, advocate, weapons, Kerry)

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by in_newengland

First, I hate Trump. But I don't believe this conspiracy theory 100%. Of course TRUMP couldn't mastermind this by himself but you take Kushner and the generals and they could! And Trump watches tv and saw the babies killed so it was pretty easy for them to talk him into doing something. All he had to do was make a speech (that someone else wrote) and sign a paper.

It is scary that the president can be persuaded to go to war by playing his emotions with some pictures.

[Finn_Jarber]

Originally Posted by boxus

It said to degrade Syria's capability...

That means?

Destroyed a few SU-23's? ANd that is it? Not much, if any, diminishing Syria's capabilities to do anything.

If that was the goal, then the mission was a failure.

[Maksim_Frolov]

Originally Posted by Maksim_Frolov

59 - 23 = 36.
36 missiles is one volley of the Russain S-300 (or S-400).

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I revised Konashenkov's speech.

https://youtu.be/yfsZyV9eVcs
He said "flew out 59, flew to the base 23". It seems that 36 missiles were knocked down by a missile defense system. 36 missiles is very strange coincidence.

[lchoro]

Originally Posted by WaldoKitty

Nope. It's a binary agent. Not dangerous until combined.

Turkey referred a report for chlorine gas attack to the UN. Jaysh al-Islam and other groups had used chlorine gas in Aleppo just a year ago before they were allowed to leave for Idlib. Accusations of chlorine gas barrel bombs dropped by helicopter were leveled against the government as well.

[WaldoKitty]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

It is scary that the president can be persuaded to go to war by playing his emotions with some pictures.

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

Any time. This "message" did so little damage that it will be ignored, and even laughed at.

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

If that was the goal, then the mission was a failure.

Has Assad used the gas today? Did he use it yesterday? I thought so.

Get back to us when he does. You might have an argument then. This isn't like Obama's "Red Line".

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by Finn_Jarber

Any time. This "message" did so little damage that it will be ignored, and even laughed at.

It will be counter productive. With this phony gas attack and the even phonier retaliation, Assad and the Russians have assurances that Trump is on their side.

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by GotHereQuickAsICould

Some Russian business is illegal.

I doubt Trump is running numbers or selling heroin.

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by pknopp

I doubt Trump is running numbers or selling heroin.

money laundering, tax evasion, illegal loans, child porn, election rigging, human smuggling, and in cahoots with the Russian mob.

[WaldoKitty]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

money laundering, tax evasion, illegal loans, child porn, election rigging, human smuggling, and in cahoots with the Russian mob.

But Hillary didn't win the election.

[GotHereQuickAsICould]

Originally Posted by Ponderosa

money laundering, tax evasion, illegal loans, child porn, election rigging, human smuggling, and in cahoots with the Russian mob.

Also doing business in violation of the economic sanctions, treason...