President Donald Trump orders U.S. military to attack Syrian chemical weapons sites, in coordination with France and the UK.
Here’s President Trump’s announcement:
I’m on record as stating that the United States has no compelling national interest at stake in Syria after the destruction of the Islamic State. that said, anyone predicting that Russia is willing to risk World War III over Syria is having a case of the vapors.
It’s ironic that President Trump is the one actually enforcing Obama’s foolish “red lines”…
Edited to add: Tweet showing airstrikes in Damascus:
#BREAKING: Airstrikes continue to pound target in #Damascus, Syria.pic.twitter.com/i9yIdYaBKh
— Ryan Saavedra 🇺🇸 (@RealSaavedra) April 14, 2018
In the video it appears to have taken out the power grid.
I’m pretty indifferent to Muslims slaughtering other Muslims, so I agree that we have no compelling national interest in Syria. That said, discouraging the use of chemical weapons in general is fairly good idea, and missile strikes just cost money rather than American blood. If we send in the troops though, we’ll have over-stepped IMO.