Airstrike carried out so it wouldn’t hurt Russia’s long-term plans in Syria: US military official

[brummelben]

The airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump against a Syrian airfield appears to have been conducted to minimize long-term damage to Russian efforts there.

Two U.S. Navy destroyers fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles early Friday in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack American officials believe was launched by Syrian aircraft at civilians in a town held by rebels, reported Voice of America.

The Trump-ordered strike reportedly targeted Shayrat Airfield, and U.S. officials warned Russian troops there but not the Kremlin, VOA reported.

VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb, citing an unnamed U.S. military official, said the airfield’s runway was deliberately not targeted so Russian military efforts would not be effected.

The official also told Babb the Tomahawk cruise missiles used in the raid were precision, and not cratering, to minimize damage.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

It wasn't a strike on Russia you loon.

 

[brummelben]

It wasn't a strike on Russia you loon.

What did the strike accomplish? I would guess just about nothing

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

It wasn't a strike on Russia you loon.

What did the strike accomplish? I would guess just about nothing

It sent a message to Assad, Putin, Iran and that midget in NK.

 

[brummelben]

It wasn't a strike on Russia you loon.

What did the strike accomplish? I would guess just about nothing

It sent a message to Assad, Putin, Iran and that midget in NK.

The message read: We will attack you, but let you know ahead of time when it will be

 

[Fenton Lum]

The US lecturing anyone on the horrors of the slaughter of innocents, the employment of weapons of mass destruction, or the “unintended” collateral deaths of children is laughable at best. Bombing others for it is pathological.


"As for chemical weapons, the US has studiedly avoided signing any of the international instruments, beginning with the 1925 Geneva Protocol banning chemical weapons use."

Washington’s Supreme Hypocrisy on Chemical Weapons and Civilian Deaths
Washington’s Supreme Hypocrisy on Chemical Weapons and Civilian Deaths

 

[saveliberty]

It wasn't a strike on Russia you loon.

What did the strike accomplish? I would guess just about nothing

It sent a message to Assad, Putin, Iran and that midget in NK.

The message read: We will attack you, but let you know ahead of time when it will be

We attacked Syria, they were not warned by us, we let Russia know, because they have military personnel on that base.

 

[Onyx]

We attacked Syria, they were not warned by us, we let Russia know, because they have military personnel on that base.

The Russians warned the Syrians, duh!

 

[JBond]

Now the war hawk libs want us to attack Russian forces. Bunch of dumb asses.

 

[BULLDOG]

It wasn't a strike on Russia you loon.

What did the strike accomplish? I would guess just about nothing

It sent a message to Assad, Putin, Iran and that midget in NK.

And that message was "We don't want to do any actual damage. This is just a tantrum at the edges so Trump can look like he actually did something."

 

[saveliberty]

We attacked Syria, they were not warned by us, we let Russia know, because they have military personnel on that base.

The Russians warned the Syrians, duh!

OP thinks we did, thanks for making my point moron.

 

[brummelben]

It wasn't a strike on Russia you loon.

What did the strike accomplish? I would guess just about nothing

It sent a message to Assad, Putin, Iran and that midget in NK.

The message read: We will attack you, but let you know ahead of time when it will be

We attacked Syria, they were not warned by us, we let Russia know, because they have military personnel on that base.

How do you know this?

 

[Auld Phart]

It wasn't a strike on Russia you loon.

What did the strike accomplish? I would guess just about nothing

It sent a message to Assad, Putin, Iran and that midget in NK.

The message read: We will attack you, but let you know ahead of time when it will be

The message read: We will attack you, but let you know ahead of time when it will be

no, the message read: "This time it's a warning. Next time, you get no warning."

 

[brummelben]

It wasn't a strike on Russia you loon.

What did the strike accomplish? I would guess just about nothing

It sent a message to Assad, Putin, Iran and that midget in NK.

The message read: We will attack you, but let you know ahead of time when it will be

The message read: We will attack you, but let you know ahead of time when it will be

no, the message read: "This time it's a warning. Next time, you get no warning."

Why was a warning given? Why just a short time ago was Trump so vehemently against attacking Syria?

 

[Weatherman2020]

The airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump against a Syrian airfield appears to have been conducted to minimize long-term damage to Russian efforts there.

Two U.S. Navy destroyers fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles early Friday in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack American officials believe was launched by Syrian aircraft at civilians in a town held by rebels, reported Voice of America.

The Trump-ordered strike reportedly targeted Shayrat Airfield, and U.S. officials warned Russian troops there but not the Kremlin, VOA reported.

VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb, citing an unnamed U.S. military official, said the airfield’s runway was deliberately not targeted so Russian military efforts would not be effected.

The official also told Babb the Tomahawk cruise missiles used in the raid were precision, and not cratering, to minimize damage.

Voanews? Please. Mediamatters and the Onion have more credibility.

 

[EverCurious]

Well my guess would be we're not keen to stand idly when idiots use gas on civilians...

 

[Auld Phart]

It wasn't a strike on Russia you loon.

What did the strike accomplish? I would guess just about nothing

It sent a message to Assad, Putin, Iran and that midget in NK.

The message read: We will attack you, but let you know ahead of time when it will be

The message read: We will attack you, but let you know ahead of time when it will be

no, the message read: "This time it's a warning. Next time, you get no warning."

Why was a warning given? Why just a short time ago was Trump so vehemently against attacking Syria?

if you doubled your IQ, WOULD IT REACH DOUBLE DIGITS?

He wanted to send a send a warning,

NOT START A WAR.

 

[Cellblock2429]

The airstrike ordered by President Donald Trump against a Syrian airfield appears to have been conducted to minimize long-term damage to Russian efforts there.

Two U.S. Navy destroyers fired 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles early Friday in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack American officials believe was launched by Syrian aircraft at civilians in a town held by rebels, reported Voice of America.

The Trump-ordered strike reportedly targeted Shayrat Airfield, and U.S. officials warned Russian troops there but not the Kremlin, VOA reported.

VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb, citing an unnamed U.S. military official, said the airfield’s runway was deliberately not targeted so Russian military efforts would not be effected.

The official also told Babb the Tomahawk cruise missiles used in the raid were precision, and not cratering, to minimize damage.

/---- what a load of horse hockey.

 

[brummelben]

What did the strike accomplish? I would guess just about nothing

It sent a message to Assad, Putin, Iran and that midget in NK.

The message read: We will attack you, but let you know ahead of time when it will be

The message read: We will attack you, but let you know ahead of time when it will be

no, the message read: "This time it's a warning. Next time, you get no warning."

Why was a warning given? Why just a short time ago was Trump so vehemently against attacking Syria?

if you doubled your IQ, WOULD IT REACH DOUBLE DIGITS?

He wanted to send a send a warning,

NOT START A WAR.

And just how do you know that, asshole?

 

[Auld Phart]

It sent a message to Assad, Putin, Iran and that midget in NK.

The message read: We will attack you, but let you know ahead of time when it will be

The message read: We will attack you, but let you know ahead of time when it will be

no, the message read: "This time it's a warning. Next time, you get no warning."

Why was a warning given? Why just a short time ago was Trump so vehemently against attacking Syria?

if you doubled your IQ, WOULD IT REACH DOUBLE DIGITS?

He wanted to send a send a warning,

NOT START A WAR.

And just how do you know that, asshole?

Common sense.

YOu should try it.