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NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)
Sat Apr 8, 2017, 09:30 AM Apr 2017

Site of Chemical Attack Hit again

Source: CNN

(CNN)[Breaking news update, published at 8:19 a.m. ET]

The Syrian city of Khan Sheikhoun -- the site of Tuesday's chemical attack -- was hit by airstrikes on Friday and Saturday, according to two activists in the city and regional activist groups.
At least one woman was killed and three other people injured in Saturday's strike, two activists in Khan Sheikhoun said.
It wasn't immediately clear who conducted Friday's and Saturday's strikes.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/08/middleeast/syria-strikes-russia-donald-trump/index.html

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paleotn

(17,931 posts)
2. So...
Sat Apr 8, 2017, 10:32 AM
Apr 2017

...twitler's strike did nothing but make the US look impudent, and put American pilots at greater risk by causing Russia to end the flight info sharing deal. I guess the only good thing is shit gibbon owns every Assad atrocity from here on out. The blow back could have been a hell of a lot worse.

George II

(67,782 posts)
6. Let's summarize the events of this week:
Sat Apr 8, 2017, 10:57 AM
Apr 2017

-Syria attacked Khan Sheikhoun and killed women and children.

-trump was upset with the killing of women and children, so he "attacks" an air base, but first he tells the Russians and Syrians he's going to do it. In the attack he killed women and children.

-In less than 24 hours that air base was fully functional.

-Later in the day, planes from that same air base attacked the same town.

And right wingers are calling the attack "successful"!!

David__77

(23,421 posts)
7. The town is controlled by pro-al Qaeda insurgents.
Sat Apr 8, 2017, 11:29 AM
Apr 2017

I think that's a relevant fact. Not exactly a progressive/religious minority/LGBT safe zone. It's also a center of military operations for the pro-al Qaeda insurgents who are attempting to expand their territorial zone.

DK504

(3,847 posts)
8. So the very "presidential" action of bombing an airbases and leaves it operational.
Sat Apr 8, 2017, 11:46 AM
Apr 2017

Only the Dumpster could fuck that up as badly as he has. Did Jarry pick the spots? Since he went to Iraq once he is the new Mid-east expert.

Crash2Parties

(6,017 posts)
10. Contaminating any remaining evidence of who actually did the poison gas attack, perhaps?
Sat Apr 8, 2017, 12:53 PM
Apr 2017

At this point, I don't even consider that possibility all that paranoid any more...

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