Reuters: Trump signals strikes against Syria, lays into Assad ally Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump warned Russia on Wednesday of imminent military action in Syria over a suspected poison gas attack, declaring that missiles “will be coming” and lambasting Moscow for standing by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The White House pushed back against suggestions that Trump had broadcast his plans for military strikes via Twitter, saying he had not laid out a timetable for action, that all options were still on the table and he was assessing how to respond.
Trump’s tweet was reacting to a warning from Russia that any U.S. missiles fired at Syria over the deadly assault on the rebel enclave of Douma near Damascus would be shot down and the launch sites targeted.
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1 comment:
Trump building an alliance for action in Syria? I'm certain there is some obscure African nation or two that would jump on board for a few bucks, and I think Grenada might feel indebted to the US and send over a flag. Remember Shrub building his alliance for going into Iraq. Just get Canada out of it and hope Trudeau isn't going to such up.
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