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President Trump announced Friday night that the U.S. and its allies had launched attacks on Syria in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack last week by President Bashar Assad's regime.
In televised remarks from the White House, Trump said the attacks were underway, and that Great Britain and France were also taking part.
The president did not provide details, but U.S. warships in the Mediterranean Sea, armed with cruise missiles, were in position to strike. British and French forces were also in place.
[...] The president said the U.S. prepared to sustain effort until the Syrian regime stops using chemical weapons.
[...] In the days leading up to the U.S. attack, Russia had warned that it would defend its troops in Syria. This has raised fears of a possible direct clash of U.S. and Russian forces.
Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/13/601794830/u-s-launches-attacks-on-syria
Also at Bloomberg and The Guardian
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @03:27AM (2 children)
> If either major power involved was interested in it escalating beyond the area it would but it doesn't serve either Russian or US interests for it to do so.
Has Trump done anything yet that serves our (USA citizens) interests? You've only succeeded in scaring me further, since our leadership is far from making a rational decision based on just about any interpretation of "our interests".
(Score: 3, Informative) by JoeMerchant on Saturday April 14 2018, @04:09AM
You think this is Trump's decision?
AGAIN, TO OUR VERY FOOLISH LEADER, DO NOT ATTACK SYRIA - IF YOU DO MANY VERY BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN & FROM THAT FIGHT THE U.S. GETS NOTHING! | 6:20 AM - 5 Sep 2013
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(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday April 14 2018, @03:33PM
He shitcanned TPP. He's brought NAFTA and other trade deals into question. He's brought the mega-corporate takeover of America something of a slowdown, if not a stop. Because he ain't real bright, he's turned around and handed the corporations compensatory gifts. Trump isn't bloodthirsty enough, or he would have destroyed a couple of mega-corps by now.