Donald Trump orders an attack on Syrian airbase

Trump ordered an attack with 59 air missiles against the same syrian airbase from where was launched a chemical attack against rebels this week. Many international newspapers suggest that this could provokate an escalation of the conflict with Moscow.
What do you think about this Trump's move?

1. It's just a public action.
2. Netural rescources are going to run out eventually - they still have decades but Russia still has its worst times ahead of it - they can not afford to take war's damage when they are pn thin ice (not to mentions oil prices dropping and economical crsisis that they still have) which means they would'nt do shit anyways.
3. I guess no one intervenes in messy place like Syria because like Iraq even if you are willing to accept horrible loses you can't change it for the better anyways.

Wr1tt3n by Rock Lee, 07.04.2017 at 05:15

1. It's just a public action.
2. Netural rescources are going to run out eventually - they still have decades but Russia still has its worst times ahead of it - they can not afford to take war's damage when they are pn thin ice (not to mentions oil prices dropping and economical crsisis that they still have) which means they would'nt do shit anyways.
3. I guess no one intervenes in messy place like Syria because like Iraq even if you are willing to accept horrible loses you can't change it for the better anyways.

America just needed a reason to invade, once again, another ME country. Well here they have their justification. Seems like every president in America has to atleast bomb more than 100 times within the first year of being a president.

Wr1tt3n by Waffel, 07.04.2017 at 05:18

America just needed a reason to invade, once again, another ME country. Well here they have their justification. Seems like every president in America has to atleast bomb more than 100 times within the first year of being a president.

Now that's a nice way to express your fury but trust me no one will invade Syria.

I've read that Syrian/Russian airstrike hit facility containing chemicals. Not using chemicals to attack. So American missile strike is a crime (no UN approval, no invitation from Syria like Russia recieved)

Wr1tt3n by Skanderbeg, 07.04.2017 at 10:56

I've read that Syrian/Russian airstrike hit facility containing chemicals. Not using chemicals to attack. So American missile strike is a crime (no UN approval, no invitation from Syria like Russia recieved)

They bombed an airbase of the UN recognized government. Of course it's illegal! Just like how they've cut off the Syrian Army from Raqqa by blockading highways is illegal. Stopping an internationally acknowledged government from attempting to reclaim its own land, held by a terrorist power? Yeah, like wtf America?

Edit: America killed 9 civilians out of 14 dead. They literally killed more civilians than "enemy" combatants...

Wr1tt3n by Rock Lee, 07.04.2017 at 05:20

but trust me no one will invade Syria.

Turkey...

Wr1tt3n by Skanderbeg, 07.04.2017 at 10:56

I've read that Syrian/Russian airstrike hit facility containing chemicals. Not using chemicals to attack. So American missile strike is a crime (no UN approval, no invitation from Syria like Russia recieved)

so a chemical attack against your own civilians isn't a crime?

Wr1tt3n by Rock Lee, 07.04.2017 at 05:15

1. It's just a public action.
2. Netural rescources are going to run out eventually - they still have decades but Russia still has its worst times ahead of it - they can not afford to take war's damage when they are pn thin ice (not to mentions oil prices dropping and economical crsisis that they still have) which means they would'nt do shit anyways.
3. I guess no one intervenes in messy place like Syria because like Iraq even if you are willing to accept horrible loses you can't change it for the better anyways.

it's true, but I would like to know if you think Trump did something good or not. Basically your opinion about this action.

At least someone finally stepped up. For too long, Assad has had the luxury of doing whatever he wants and facing no repercussions so long as Russia defends them. The UN can't do anything because every time anything is brought up in the security council a huge shock comes and Russia vetoes it. Hopefully this sends a strong message to Assad and that if he continues to kill he will face more consequences. Maybe one day we will see him at trial at The Hague for the crimes he's committed against humanity.

Wr1tt3n by Dereny, 07.04.2017 at 15:24

At least someone finally stepped up. For too long, Assad has had the luxury of doing whatever he wants and facing no repercussions so long as Russia defends them. The UN can't do anything because every time anything is brought up in the security council a huge shock comes and Russia vetoes it. Hopefully this sends a strong message to Assad and that if he continues to kill he will face more consequences. Maybe one day we will see him at trial at The Hague for the crimes he's committed against humanity.

Do you live in Syria?

Wr1tt3n by brianwl, 07.04.2017 at 15:37

Do you live in Syria?

Nope

Wr1tt3n by Dereny, 07.04.2017 at 15:24

At least someone finally stepped up. For too long, Assad has had the luxury of doing whatever he wants and facing no repercussions so long as Russia defends them. The UN can't do anything because every time anything is brought up in the security council a huge shock comes and Russia vetoes it. Hopefully this sends a strong message to Assad and that if he continues to kill he will face more consequences. Maybe one day we will see him at trial at The Hague for the crimes he's committed against humanity.

So I guess you think it's so much better for America to do whatever it wants facing no repercussions? This was a unilateral action taken with low information and a complete lack of evidence by any independent fact finding mission. Bombing another country is a violation of international law, but I guess that's okay if you are deemed the "good guys"!

Personally this is the first major action Trump has taken that I can't make sense of. He was supposed to be the candidate that would offer some kind of detente with Russia and an alliance in fighting terrorism. Instead we've wasted millions of dollars on an illegal strike with little strategic benefit, at the same time likely dragging on the civil war even longer and risking escalation with a nuclear power.

Any sources I can look at tying this to the president? Or was this by chance a call deligated to military officials?

Wr1tt3n by Free_Warrior, 07.04.2017 at 14:04

so a chemical attack against your own civilians isn't a crime?

No clue.

Wr1tt3n by Darth., 07.04.2017 at 12:28

Turkey...

Well yes..

Wr1tt3n by Acquiesce, 07.04.2017 at 18:35

So I guess you think it's so much better for America to do whatever it wants facing no repercussions? This was a unilateral action taken with low information and a complete lack of evidence by any independent fact finding mission. Bombing another country is a violation of international law, but I guess that's okay if you are deemed the "good guys"!

Personally this is the first major action Trump has taken that I can't make sense of. He was supposed to be the candidate that would offer some kind of detente with Russia and an alliance in fighting terrorism. Instead we've wasted millions of dollars on an illegal strike with little strategic benefit, at the same time likely dragging on the civil war even longer and risking escalation with a nuclear power.

You are right. The US has no capability to track syrian aircraft leaving their airbase to drop bombs then returning. This technology doesn't exist so we will never know the answer

Wr1tt3n by Dereny, 08.04.2017 at 00:30

You are right. The US has no capability to track syrian aircraft leaving their airbase to drop bombs then returning. This technology doesn't exist so we will never know the answer

It doesn't fucking matter if America has the capabilities or not! Did a neutral and independent 3rd party confirm that Syria is in fact using chemical weapons? Did the matter go before the UNSC for deliberation? Were the countries of the world informed by US so they could investigate and draw their own conclusions? Was the media told? Nope because until Trump bombed the airbase I'd never heard of that! Also, wasn't there this big hue and cry back in 2014 where UN inspectors ensured Syria disposed of its chemical weapons stocks and dismantled the factories after that attack that killed many people? (Don't remember exact casualties)
Like seriously, stop defending this! Just because America has "the most powerful and largest military" doesn't give it carte blanche to just bomb whoever it pleases on trumped up charges. (See what I did there? No? Bah stupid American)
This whole situation in Syria reminds me of Saddam.

Wr1tt3n by Darth., 08.04.2017 at 00:48

It doesn't fucking matter if America has the capabilities or not! Did a neutral and independent 3rd party confirm that Syria is in fact using chemical weapons? Did the matter go before the UNSC for deliberation? Were the countries of the world informed by US so they could investigate and draw their own conclusions? Was the media told? Nope because until Trump bombed the airbase I'd never heard of that! Also, wasn't there this big hue and cry back in 2014 where UN inspectors ensured Syria disposed of its chemical weapons stocks and dismantled the factories after that attack that killed many people? (Don't remember exact casualties)
Like seriously, stop defending this! Just because America has "the most powerful and largest military" doesn't give it carte blanche to just bomb whoever it pleases on trumped up charges. (See what I did there? No? Bah stupid American)
This whole situation in Syria reminds me of Saddam.

Its pretty obvious who's responsible and the fact you folks refuse to see it is laughable. Anyway, I'm done responding to this topic

Wr1tt3n by Dereny, 08.04.2017 at 01:25

Its pretty obvious who's responsible and the fact you folks refuse to see it is laughable. Anyway, I'm done responding to this topic

If its obvious, provide proof. Back it up with proof why don't you? Assad is the accused, and until you can prove anything beyond reasonable doubt, he is innocent. Does Trump have that proof? If he does, why hasn't he released it before actually bombing Syria? Any proof he releases now will be suspect as fabricated.
But nope. "You're done responding to this topic" Running away after triggering a controversial discussion without giving a smidgeon of proof....Yeah, fuck you and fuck your stupid military-industrial complex. You think its a coincidence, Trump would unilaterally bomb a country just weeks after pushing for a large increase in the defence budget and promising to make the US Navy the strongest it has ever been?

Wr1tt3n by Darth., 08.04.2017 at 01:54

Wr1tt3n by Dereny, 08.04.2017 at 01:25

Its pretty obvious who's responsible and the fact you folks refuse to see it is laughable. Anyway, I'm done responding to this topic

If its obvious, provide proof. Back it up with proof why don't you? Assad is the accused, and until you can prove anything beyond reasonable doubt, he is innocent. Does Trump have that proof? If he does, why hasn't he released it before actually bombing Syria? Any proof he releases now will be suspect as fabricated.
But nope. "You're done responding to this topic" Running away after triggering a controversial discussion without giving a smidgeon of proof....Yeah, fuck you and fuck your stupid military-industrial complex. You think its a coincidence, Trump would unilaterally bomb a country just weeks after pushing for a large increase in the defence budget and promising to make the US Navy the strongest it has ever been?

So Assad is an angel then?

Wr1tt3n by Free_Warrior, 08.04.2017 at 04:24

Wr1tt3n by Darth., 08.04.2017 at 01:54

Wr1tt3n by Dereny, 08.04.2017 at 01:25

Its pretty obvious who's responsible and the fact you folks refuse to see it is laughable. Anyway, I'm done responding to this topic

If its obvious, provide proof. Back it up with proof why don't you? Assad is the accused, and until you can prove anything beyond reasonable doubt, he is innocent. Does Trump have that proof? If he does, why hasn't he released it before actually bombing Syria? Any proof he releases now will be suspect as fabricated.
But nope. "You're done responding to this topic" Running away after triggering a controversial discussion without giving a smidgeon of proof....Yeah, fuck you and fuck your stupid military-industrial complex. You think its a coincidence, Trump would unilaterally bomb a country just weeks after pushing for a large increase in the defence budget and promising to make the US Navy the strongest it has ever been?

So Assad is an angel then?

...Where'd I say that? Are you retarded? All I asked for was proof, and until proof was provided and proved to not be fabricated by a neutral party, only then can Assad be declared guilty, and only then does the US have the justification to begin considering airstrikes. This is how the law works and the US is not the fucking law.

Wr1tt3n by Darth., 08.04.2017 at 04:42

Wr1tt3n by Free_Warrior, 08.04.2017 at 04:24

Wr1tt3n by Darth., 08.04.2017 at 01:54

Wr1tt3n by Dereny, 08.04.2017 at 01:25

Its pretty obvious who's responsible and the fact you folks refuse to see it is laughable. Anyway, I'm done responding to this topic

If its obvious, provide proof. Back it up with proof why don't you? Assad is the accused, and until you can prove anything beyond reasonable doubt, he is innocent. Does Trump have that proof? If he does, why hasn't he released it before actually bombing Syria? Any proof he releases now will be suspect as fabricated.
But nope. "You're done responding to this topic" Running away after triggering a controversial discussion without giving a smidgeon of proof....Yeah, fuck you and fuck your stupid military-industrial complex. You think its a coincidence, Trump would unilaterally bomb a country just weeks after pushing for a large increase in the defence budget and promising to make the US Navy the strongest it has ever been?

So Assad is an angel then?

...Where'd I say that? Are you retarded? All I asked for was proof, and until proof was provided and proved to not be fabricated by a neutral party, only then can Assad be declared guilty, and only then does the US have the justification to begin considering airstrikes. This is how the law works and the US is not the fucking law.

Yes, he is retarded. Just an FYI before u guys gonna argue with him.

He's not retarded... he's just 'average' - most Americans (North Americans for that matter) just believe the major news reports as fact. No proof needed. Happy world ♥

Wr1tt3n by Waffel, 08.04.2017 at 05:55

Wr1tt3n by Darth., 08.04.2017 at 04:42

Wr1tt3n by Free_Warrior, 08.04.2017 at 04:24

Wr1tt3n by Darth., 08.04.2017 at 01:54

Wr1tt3n by Dereny, 08.04.2017 at 01:25

Its pretty obvious who's responsible and the fact you folks refuse to see it is laughable. Anyway, I'm done responding to this topic

If its obvious, provide proof. Back it up with proof why don't you? Assad is the accused, and until you can prove anything beyond reasonable doubt, he is innocent. Does Trump have that proof? If he does, why hasn't he released it before actually bombing Syria? Any proof he releases now will be suspect as fabricated.
But nope. "You're done responding to this topic" Running away after triggering a controversial discussion without giving a smidgeon of proof....Yeah, fuck you and fuck your stupid military-industrial complex. You think its a coincidence, Trump would unilaterally bomb a country just weeks after pushing for a large increase in the defence budget and promising to make the US Navy the strongest it has ever been?

So Assad is an angel then?

...Where'd I say that? Are you retarded? All I asked for was proof, and until proof was provided and proved to not be fabricated by a neutral party, only then can Assad be declared guilty, and only then does the US have the justification to begin considering airstrikes. This is how the law works and the US is not the fucking law.

Yes, he is retarded. Just an FYI before u guys gonna argue with him.

Saying the guy who is gonna get trigerred by a hello or how are you..............

Wr1tt3n by Darth., 08.04.2017 at 04:42

Wr1tt3n by Free_Warrior, 08.04.2017 at 04:24

Wr1tt3n by Darth., 08.04.2017 at 01:54

Wr1tt3n by Dereny, 08.04.2017 at 01:25

Its pretty obvious who's responsible and the fact you folks refuse to see it is laughable. Anyway, I'm done responding to this topic

If its obvious, provide proof. Back it up with proof why don't you? Assad is the accused, and until you can prove anything beyond reasonable doubt, he is innocent. Does Trump have that proof? If he does, why hasn't he released it before actually bombing Syria? Any proof he releases now will be suspect as fabricated.
But nope. "You're done responding to this topic" Running away after triggering a controversial discussion without giving a smidgeon of proof....Yeah, fuck you and fuck your stupid military-industrial complex. You think its a coincidence, Trump would unilaterally bomb a country just weeks after pushing for a large increase in the defence budget and promising to make the US Navy the strongest it has ever been?

So Assad is an angel then?

...Where'd I say that? Are you retarded? All I asked for was proof, and until proof was provided and proved to not be fabricated by a neutral party, only then can Assad be declared guilty, and only then does the US have the justification to begin considering airstrikes. This is how the law works and the US is not the fucking law.

Just asking....
After torturing , killing his own civilians,bombing along with Russia hospitals of NGO in Aleppo and outskirts how can anyone trust Assad? He obviously made that attack. Who else can make it? Rebels destroying their own soldiers and families? ISIS is far as hell.....

I guess he mean 'White Helmets', those guys that act on the ground like NATO no-go air zone

Let operation Barbarossa 2.0 commence

My biggest questions;
1. If Assad didn't use the chemical weapons, who else did? We know the chemical weapons were dropped from an aircraft of some sort, and according to wikipedia, the rebels do not have any aircraft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_equipment_used_by_Syrian_opposition_forces
Russia?
2. Why didn't Russian S-400 Triumph air defense systems shoot down the US's missiles? They were fully in range of the missiles. We know Trump informed Putin prior to the strike.

My personal take on it is this; if Assad is prepared to drop barrel bombs on his own people, and Russia were willing to help, why wouldn't he or Russia be prepared to drop the chemical weapons on his people? Yes you can ask for proof all you want but unfortunately Syria isn't a political debate, it's a warzone. If children and civilians are being killed mercilessly, you act on where the arrows are pointing by process of elimination and past attacks. Assad knows where he stands.

In terms of a solution, I believe the only way for control over the country is for the US and allies to install a puppet government if they do decide to take out Assad. A puppet government that will be funded by the West and will aim to serve the people, if that is at all possible. Whether the rebels really are against Assad as much as they make out, or if they're power hungry too, I don't know. That's why I think the safest option is to put in the puppet government, we don't want a repeat of Gaddafi and Hussein. Hopefully Trump will recognise this.

Look Syria is fucked. A puppet government inserted by the West isn't going to do shit. This is why:

There are 4 different factions fighting the Syrian War. All of them are against each other. Think of it like Middle East FFA :/

Faction 1: Turkey and the Free Syrian Army FSA) Rebels who are against the Kurdish Militia (which is supported by the US), against the Syrian Government of Assad (supported by Russia), and against ISIS.

Faction 2: Kurdish Militia and its US & NATO allies against Assad, the FSA, and ISIS.

Faction 3: Assad and his Russian allies against US & NATO, the FSA and ISIS.

Faction 4: ISIS against Asia's Faction, FSA's Faction, and the Kurdish Militia's Faction.

This is a fucking 4 way war with other puppets in between with Saudi and other Middle East governments supporting one or the other faction to get back at their rivals who've chosen another faction to support, effectively making it a puppet war also. With ISIS terrorizing countries around the world, it is technically a global war too with so many countries involved...

My point being, Syria isn't going to settle down and become "civilized" [AKA westernized (AKA US lapdog)] anytime soon. Especially after US and NATO started sieging Raqqa and blocked all highways not letting the Syrian government move on Raqqa too, blocking the UN recognized government from reclaiming its land. So if Raqqa falls to the US, it has to hand it back to the Syrian government under international law. If it doesn't, well we'll be seeing an outright puppet conflict between Russia & the US reminiscent of the Cold War...

Wr1tt3n by Darth., 08.04.2017 at 23:30

Look Syria is fucked. A puppet government inserted by the West isn't going to do shit. This is why:

There are 4 different factions fighting the Syrian War. All of them are against each other. Think of it like Middle East FFA :/

Faction 1: Turkey and the Free Syrian Army FSA) Rebels who are against the Kurdish Militia (which is supported by the US), against the Syrian Government of Assad (supported by Russia), and against ISIS.

Faction 2: Kurdish Militia and its US & NATO allies against Assad, the FSA, and ISIS.

Faction 3: Assad and his Russian allies against US & NATO, the FSA and ISIS.

Faction 4: ISIS against Asia's Faction, FSA's Faction, and the Kurdish Militia's Faction.

This is a fucking 4 way war with other puppets in between with Saudi and other Middle East governments supporting one or the other faction to get back at their rivals who've chosen another faction to support, effectively making it a puppet war also. With ISIS terrorizing countries around the world, it is technically a global war too with so many countries involved...

My point being, Syria isn't going to settle down and become "civilized" [AKA westernized (AKA US lapdog)] anytime soon. Especially after US and NATO started sieging Raqqa and blocked all highways not letting the Syrian government move on Raqqa too, blocking the UN recognized government from reclaiming its land. So if Raqqa falls to the US, it has to hand it back to the Syrian government under international law. If it doesn't, well we'll be seeing an outright puppet conflict between Russia & the US reminiscent of the Cold War...

Im sure some of the rebels from each of the four factions would be prepared to attend parliament. You can't be certain something like this wouldn't work. Maybe it's a 4 way war right now but if the smaller factions (isis) and the kurdish militia were eliminated you could have a coalition government, or two of the parties againt each other and do it democratically with votes. Getting the gulf states to stop funding rebels would be a good start, then get turkey to step out, and then you're left with the USA and russia, which as you said, could end up like the cold war.