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panader0

(25,816 posts) Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:13 PM Apr 2018

On Monday I asked what the benefit of chemical attacks were to Assad.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210467576

Now I think those innocents were slaughtered to set up this quandary for Spanky.
There is a very good chance that an air/missiles strike would kill Russians, or Iranians,
or civilians. Putin is threatening to shoot down the missiles. Spanky is in a hell of a fix.
How to retaliate?

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On Monday I asked what the benefit of chemical attacks were to Assad. (Original Post) panader0 Apr 2018 OP

And why would that be a benefit to Syria, which Trump has said he wants to exit? brooklynite Apr 2018 #1

Putin controls Assad. Putin is testing Trump. panader0 Apr 2018 #2

Dump just hasn't figured out which abandoned buildings or airfields to waste $100M worth of bombs on mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #4

Trump has said he will strike--Putin has said he will shoot 'em down. panader0 Apr 2018 #5

EXACTLY !! This whole tuff on Russia is b.s. kacekwl Apr 2018 #6

I'm completely suspicious of the whole thing, both whether an attack actually occurred, and mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #3

brooklynite

(94,571 posts)

1. And why would that be a benefit to Syria, which Trump has said he wants to exit?

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:17 PM

Apr 2018

panader0

(25,816 posts)

2. Putin controls Assad. Putin is testing Trump.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:20 PM

Apr 2018

He knows that the US will need to respond. Putin is exposing Trump's ineptitude.

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

4. Dump just hasn't figured out which abandoned buildings or airfields to waste $100M worth of bombs on

Reply to panader0 (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:36 PM

Apr 2018

Gotta get the intel from Uncle Vlad as to what (pretend) 'response' he's going to allow his lapdog to have.

Also needs to make sure he owns stock in the company that will building the replacements for the missiles.

Don't worry, some grandstanding, but ultimately ineffective 'thing' ... is coming.

panader0

(25,816 posts)

5. Trump has said he will strike--Putin has said he will shoot 'em down.

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:41 PM

Apr 2018

If the missiles hit a target, Putin will lose face.
If Putin shoots 'em down, Trump loses face.
It's a no win situation, and yes, will be ultimately ineffective.

kacekwl

(7,017 posts)

6. EXACTLY !! This whole tuff on Russia is b.s.

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 06:14 PM

Apr 2018

He will bomb a empty whatever filled with fuel so there is a nice big boom. Then as slanthead said today , How can there be collusion when trumpy is going against Vlad. How transparent.

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

3. I'm completely suspicious of the whole thing, both whether an attack actually occurred, and

Reply to panader0 (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2018, 02:32 PM

Apr 2018

ESPECiALLY who was responsible.

The Assad gov't had essentially just liberated the city, via some sort of truce ... the rebels were therefore abandoning their stronghold in said city.

When you ponder 'who is MORE LIKELY' to have unleashed the chems if that did in fact happen, to me it seems rather unavoidable that the rebels abandoning the city ... were, vs. the gov't who'd just liberated the city.

Unless it was meant as an Assad 'payback' against the people who'd 'allowed' the rebels to take up residence, in order to discourage other towns in the future from doing the same ... I suppose that's possible.

But absent some actual 'proof', my first instinct would be to suspect the departing rebels.

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