# American missiles fired at Syria

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [April 7, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-missiles-fired-at-syria/783944 "2017-04-07T02:03:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-missiles-fired-at-syria/783944/601 "2017-04-17T11:38:45Z")

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> [@HurricaneDitka](#):
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> I didn’t find much good about the article, it read like just a partisan criticism by a pair of former Obama officials, but I am curious about one particular line:
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> Where was this reported? This is the first I’d heard of the Syrians evacuating aircraft before the strike. Does anyone here know?

[From The Guardian quoting Agence France-Presse.](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2017/apr/07/us-syria-response-donald-trump-assad-pentagon-live)

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> A Syrian military source told AFP that Syria’s armed forces were warned about possible US military action hours before the strike took place.
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> “We took precautions in more than one military point, including in the Shayrat airbase. We moved a number of airplanes towards other areas,” the source said.
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> US officials said Russia’s military in Syria had been informed of the strike beforehand in order to avoid casualties that could prompt a broader crisis.
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> The US said the missiles targeted radars, aircraft, and air defence systems and destroyed around 20 Syrian planes, but said the runway was intact.
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> Russia’s military said the strike had an “extremely low” military impact, with fewer than half of the 59 missiles reaching the airbase.

I’m surprised you missed the reports, it was all over the press.

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**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-missiles-fired-at-syria/783944/602 "2017-04-17T13:22:00Z")

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And the White House would have known that. The entire exercise was wind and piss.

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-missiles-fired-at-syria/783944/603 "2017-04-17T17:04:25Z")

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> [@up\_the\_junction](#):
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> And the White House would have known that. The entire exercise was wind and piss.

Shocking, given who the current president is.

While we’re on the subject, what insight do you think you’re imparting by stating the obvious?

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