this was a very measured attack, it wasn't intended for massive casualties. It was to make a statement. We could have attacked without notifying Russia, if we had the results and casualties would have been far worse. We gave them time to "prepare", but still make the statement that Obama is no longer commander in chief and our response is no longer going to be the same as it has been. the ball is now on the other side of the net and we shall see how they volley. I don't for see any future "attacks" form us being this low impact
It was extremely low risk and low cost.
Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins
8 more people were killed, 3 were children, and it is as if you're playing with army men on your bed.
Americans are so soft, so remote from what is happening and lacking any empathy; it is really an embarrassment. Please imagine Assad bombing the piss out of a strategic target near your town and 8 of your townspeople, 3 children, are killed maybe a loved one, neighbor, friend and/or coworker is killed or maimed. You tune into UN radio and they talk about how "measured" Assad's response was. Now, you have the power to retaliate, whatchya gonna do?
The first thing you do is stop watching Fox News; that shit will mess you up. LOL
And Trump didn't ask permission; he told Russia what he was gonna do. What would you do, if you were Russia? Know your place and be seen as Trump's little bitch?
It's not like with your army men where the green ones kill the gray ones and the gray say, "no mas." It's just like being a GM, ya cant just go get Richard Sherman on your terms; there are OTHERS that factor.
Now let's see how your measured response is working 3 days in:
Explain to me how this strike helps the Syrian People; what was accomplished? We didn’t take out the Sarin. We could have; but chose not to. The base was operational within hours of the strike. They left their oldest planes to be destroyed, which will be soon replaced with Mig-35s. But, Trump did accomplish the killing of 3 MORE children with his missile strike.
Do any of you know what the Syrian planes were doing that were flying from the base we struck on the very next day? Any of you? Here’s some help. 24 airstrikes on Khan Sheikhoun on Saturday, 24! Assad must be really scared and intimidated by the Cheetoh colored-Trump. Any of you experts in world affairs know this? Fox News dont talk about reality, why is that?
And for good measure on Saturday and Sunday Asaad dropped phosphorus bombs in Hama and in Idlib Russian planes dropped thermite [though some are now saying it was Phosphorus].
And Russia is responding. From the Black sea the Admiral Grigorovich that can fire curise missles has arrived and a battle group from Kaliningrad [that includes 2 Steregushchiy-class corvettes] will be off the coast of Syria in a day or 2. Per the Kremlin with orders to strike any ship that fires on Syria.
Okay, you made your statement, according to PFWT. They dropped Chem weapons in at least 2 places the next day. They are escalating! Now it's your move Mr. Heir Twitler Cheetoh!
I mean, is Assad even that bad; here’s what Mr. Cheetoh has recently done:
April 4th Iraqi/US air strike killed 20 civilians including children in West Mosel
April 5th 25 civilians killed across several airstrikes in various neighborhoods of West Mosel
In Al-Anbar Province 8 Civilians, 4 being children,were killed
In a Village NW of Mosul airstrikes killed up to 40 civilians
On March 11 in western Yeman a Saudi [US Coalition] airstrike killed 22 Civilians and wounded 20 others; but we supposedly got 6 rebels. USA, USA, USA, USA!
Early last week US-led coalition force dropped leaflets in Raqqa [Syria] instructing civilians that staying hear the Euphrates would be safe and on April 8 a US led airstrike killed at least 21 civilians including a mother and her 6 kids trying to cross the river. The same day, in village of Hneida at least 154 civilians, including 4 children were killed in another US coalition led airstrike. Now true, we are not using Serin; but is killing with barrel bombs okay, so long as we don't use serin?