JohnnyApplesack
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orange manbaby still trying desperately to divert attention from his Russian collusion, won't work....
New Yorker:
Assadās brutality has been obvious for years. It was obvious in the summer of 2013, when President Obama considered a military strike in response to an earlier chemical-weapons attack by Syrian government forces. On that occasion, Trump, then a private citizen, urged caution, writing on Twitter, āThe President must get Congressional approval before attacking Syria-big mistake if he does not!ā A week, later, again on Twitter, Trump warned, āPresident Obama, do not attack Syria. There is no upside and tremendous downside. Save your āpowderā for another (and more important) day!ā Assadās disregard for human life was in evidence again late last year, when his forces surrounded and bombed eastern Aleppo, killing and injuring a large numbers of civilians who were trapped in the city. That bloodshed didnāt prompt any eagerness to oust Assad on Trumpās part: to the contrary. [...]
What is the Trump Administrationās strategy on Syria going forward, and has it now endorsed regime change? What are the consequences for the war on isis, and for the military offensive against Raqqa, the Syrian city that is the terrorist groupās stronghold? Will Trump help alleviate the refugee crisis, which he referred to in his statement on Thursday, by admitting more displaced Syrians to the United States? And did Trumpās lowly poll ratings play any role in his decision to strike? In September, 2012, Trump tweeted, āNow that Obamaās poll numbers are in a tailspināwatch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate.ā
On the morning after, these questions, and others, demand answers.
The U.S. Air Strike in Syria: First Thoughts
New Yorker:
Assadās brutality has been obvious for years. It was obvious in the summer of 2013, when President Obama considered a military strike in response to an earlier chemical-weapons attack by Syrian government forces. On that occasion, Trump, then a private citizen, urged caution, writing on Twitter, āThe President must get Congressional approval before attacking Syria-big mistake if he does not!ā A week, later, again on Twitter, Trump warned, āPresident Obama, do not attack Syria. There is no upside and tremendous downside. Save your āpowderā for another (and more important) day!ā Assadās disregard for human life was in evidence again late last year, when his forces surrounded and bombed eastern Aleppo, killing and injuring a large numbers of civilians who were trapped in the city. That bloodshed didnāt prompt any eagerness to oust Assad on Trumpās part: to the contrary. [...]
What is the Trump Administrationās strategy on Syria going forward, and has it now endorsed regime change? What are the consequences for the war on isis, and for the military offensive against Raqqa, the Syrian city that is the terrorist groupās stronghold? Will Trump help alleviate the refugee crisis, which he referred to in his statement on Thursday, by admitting more displaced Syrians to the United States? And did Trumpās lowly poll ratings play any role in his decision to strike? In September, 2012, Trump tweeted, āNow that Obamaās poll numbers are in a tailspināwatch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate.ā
On the morning after, these questions, and others, demand answers.
The U.S. Air Strike in Syria: First Thoughts
