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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) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:12PM
Thank you to France and the United Kingdom for their wisdom and the power of their fine Military. Could not have had a better result. A perfectly executed strike!!!! So proud of our great Military which will soon be, after the spending of trillions of fully approved dollars, the finest that our Country, or any country, has ever had. There won’t be anything, or anyone, even close!