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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums***BREAKING***: "The US Warned The Russians Ahead Of Syria Missile Strike"
Last edited Thu Apr 6, 2017, 10:54 PM - Edit history (1)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/06/the-us-warned-the-russians-ahead-of-syria-missile-strikes-official.htmlNOTE: NBC is working to confirm that account.
I'll be waiting for the confirmation on this but it makes sense seeing the airport can be operational in another couple of weeks.
It would've been MORE provocative to knock out the Syrian air defense infrastructure and blind the Syrians partially even for a short time than to bomb a small AFB.
NOTE: Rubio on MSNBC says something similar, this base wasn't Andrews AFB ...
A U.S. official said the Russians had been warned before the U.S. launched at least 59 tomahawk missiles aimed at Syria, NBC News reported.
NBC is working to confirm that account.
The strikes, which hit an airfield near Homs, struck aircraft and infrastructure including the runway, NBC reported. There is no word on casualties yet, but no people were targeted, the official told NBC.
No Russian assets were targeted, according to the report.
NOTE: Looks like Hallie Jackson (9:49 Central MSNBC) has confirmed there was some "de-confliction(sp)" steps done BEFORE the strike even though there was no permission (mine) asked from Russia
so yeah, the Russians knew
David__77
(23,220 posts)...
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)... weeks.
At the most it was a slight slap on the hand
If Benedict Donald wanted to send a real message blind them and sit back
NOTE: NANCE is saying something similar to Rubio, this is a small AFB that's a nothing of a target ... he's now saying there are other assets that are dangerous in regards to gasses.
Bottom line, I can never give Benedict Donald the benefit of the doubt
EX500rider
(10,532 posts)David__77
(23,220 posts)...
EX500rider
(10,532 posts)....on their own people.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)people evacuate before missiles kill them is strange, to say the least.
David__77
(23,220 posts)...
Xolodno
(6,341 posts)That kind of shit scares me. Russian assets and lives harmed would definitely cause them to respond in turn.
All in all, it looks like this may be a slap on the wrist.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)... is all hat no cattle, typical Benedict Donald
58Sunliner
(4,339 posts)It looks like a set-up for Doofus. Unless the military pushed him.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)58Sunliner
(4,339 posts)We really need to hammer home the obvious collusion. Especially if there is proof the Russians helped bomb the civilians as reported by witnesses.
uponit7771
(90,225 posts)Basically what I thought, a lot of hat very little cattle
spanone
(135,637 posts)EX500rider
(10,532 posts).....you need penetrating munitions for that, and they are all air-dropped by bombers.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)So the Russians knew ahead of time ( but of course) and there was no serious damage....
except the tea Party types are actually pissed at him for doing it
and so is the left.
I can just hear him .."WHO'S got tiny hands NOW????"
EX500rider
(10,532 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)YoungDemCA
(5,714 posts)Also blowing shit up in other countries is good political PR in general, so...
Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)I hear people on the news praise the POS and I all but screech at the TV.