Sunday, September 9, 2018

Has President Trump Already Approved A Military Strike Against Syria?



Zero Hedge: US Says Assad Has Approved Gas Attack In Idlib, Setting Stage For Major Military Conflict

At this point there's not even so much as feigning surprise or suspense in the now sadly all-too-familiar Syria script out of Washington.

The Wall Street Journal has just published a bombshell on Sunday evening as Russian and Syrian warplanes continue bombing raids over al-Qaeda held Idlib, citing unnamed US officials who claim "President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has approved the use of chlorine gas in an offensive against the country’s last major rebel stronghold."

And perhaps more alarming is that the report details that Trump is undecided over whether new retaliatory strikes could entail expanding the attack to hit Assad allies Russia and Iran this time around.

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WNU Editor: On the one hand I am skeptical that the U.S. will launch a military strike against Syrian government forces .... doubly so against Russian and Iranian forces. But if it does happen .... especially if Russian forces are targeted .... this would be President Trump's worst mistake as President.

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