Just like a clock that doesn’t run is right twice a day. President Chump has done the right thing by bombing Syria. A year ago, we blew up a runway and called it quits. I hope it’s more than that this time. If it were up to me, I’d blow the fuck up the presidential palace along with that whole Assad clan. Of course, no one ever puts me in charge of these things.
Don’t worry, Chump, there’s still room in the news for your golden showers.
On the day the OPCW would start their investigation…
Now if we can just figure out how President Donald J. “Golden Shower” Chump convinced Assad to launch a chemical attack when he did.
Scooter Libby is digging it.
Indeed.
Not just an investigation - that would be a start, but an independent investigation.
Why wouldn’t you want biopsy analysis first.
They aren’t planning to stop the investigation, so I’m not sure what the issue is. From what I can see this was a pretty limited and narrow strike aimed strictly Syrian chemical weapons capabilities, which. you know, they aren’t supposed to have anyway based on the 2013 agreement. . The bulk of the US forces seem to be en route to the region, dispatched yesterday and no due to arrive for at least a week. Seems like that should give the investigation team plenty of time to flesh out the early reports, though according to both the UK and France there is already sufficient evidence pointing out Syria.
I’m unsure what ‘independent investigation’ Russia has performed that is obviously up to up_the_junction’s standards, but they too feel there is already sufficient evidence pointing at the UK as the culprit, and not sure what further team they plan to send.
Well that must have surprised the hell out of people on the ground. I don’t think the world has seen a US President using ‘blowing shit up’ in the Middle East as a tactic to improve their ratings before.
Apparently Putin didn’t even attempt to use the S-400 system. The Russians didn’t even turn their radars on. My guess is that Putin was warned to stay out of it, and probably that even if he turned his radars on he might find missiles homing in on them. Russia cannot afford to lose those S-400 systems - Putin hasn’t got many, and they are really expensive and Russia doesn’t have the kind of military budget that can afford to waste them on futile gestures.
Looks like this raid went very well. All credit to CENTCOM, James Mattis, and the other pros in charge.
Perhaps he was told when and where so he could move any Russians out.
I am surprised that the Pentagon talked about the submarine. I thought they never did.
Were there any attacks on Syrian radar?
So, given that Trump stated we were pulling out of Syria …
It might be interesting to hear what our policy will be on Monday, the 20th.
Another possible reason could be to deny us any opportunity to gather intelligence about the system that could be used to develop counter-measures.
I’m sure that’s the case. The Obama adminstration did the same thing. No one wants to go to war with Russia over Syria.
Absolutely. And also it would almost certainly have been destroyed, and the system would have taken a hit to its credibility.
With Turkey buying the S400, you gotta wonder how that’s gonna work.
Good point.
Erdogan’s problem once the check clears.
No, I meant that keeping the system’s secrets and selling it to a NATO country would seem to be incompatible.
Two thoughts on this: