I'm curious to see how the Chinese leader will respond tomorrow.

Maybe he'll bow.

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Nevertheless, Russia's Deputy U.N. ambassador Vladimir Safronkov warned that any negative consequences from the strikes would be on the "shoulders of those who initiated such a doubtful and tragic enterprise."

Yes, Vladimir, Assad initiated such a doubtful and tragic enterprise by using chemical weapons. He suffered "negative consequences" for doing so.

I have no expertise in such matters and no opinion on possible consequences, but I don't have a moral objection to President Trump's actions.

flashguy

I really can't see Mrs Trump holding a sign with some hashtag garbage on it like president sparklemuffin's wife did. . .

THIS was the proper reaction, and Russia knows it, IMO. The 'tough talk' is intended for the people in this country who don't know any better and for other countries (like France) who don't have the cajones to do something like this. . .

Good job. That whole area is a giant mobile stockpile of chemical and other weapons.

Syria is calling this an "act of aggression"

The fuck you gonna do about it, small fry? Not a damn thing, that's what.

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Originally posted by corsair:
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This photo thats in the above link is of the USS Shiloh taken in 1996 during Operation Desert Fox. I was onboard her at that time.

also posted this video in the other thread.

https://youtu.be/BltK3oWVTrM

USS Porter launching Tomahawks against the airfield.

Think about those missiles arriving a few seconds apart in a relatively small area.

Not bad, not bad. Better than rolling Tacair through the SA10/20 zones. Plus the Black Shoes get to have some action.

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Originally posted by navyshooter:

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Originally posted by corsair:
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This photo thats in the above link is of the USS Shiloh taken in 1996 during Operation Desert Fox. I was onboard her at that time.

Awesome and thank you for your service.

Can't have been any chemical weapons. John F'ing Kerry swore they had all been removed back when he was SecState.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Syria is calling this an "act of aggression"

The fuck you gonna do about it, small fry? Not a damn thing, that's what.

The Syrians think this was an act of aggression? they are wrong. This was the shot across the bow.

http://www.foxnews.com/politic...hemical-weapons.html

PolitiFact retracts 'mostly true' ruling that US removed '100 percent' of Syria's chemical weapons

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Originally posted by navyshooter:

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Originally posted by corsair:
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This photo thats in the above link is of the USS Shiloh taken in 1996 during Operation Desert Fox. I was onboard her at that time.

Considering the two ships who did the launching were Burke-class destroyers, you'd have thought the editors would've at least chosen an image of the correct type of vessel.

...and Desert Fox took place in Dec 1998, not 1996.

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Originally posted by gw3971:
The Syrians think this was an act of aggression? they are wrong. This was the shot across the bow.

Indeed. If the U.S. wanted to show real aggression...watch out.

What a difference, Obummer sends Kerry, and Trump sends Tomahawks. Hmmm

Bob

Power move