Assad Gasses Syrians - Spicer Blames Obama

[MrPots]

Originally Posted by barbara

Scary times with a mad man making the decision.

Indeed.....

[nailer]

Originally Posted by icenine

Trump opposed Obama interfering in 2013 after the nerve gas attack in numerous tweets.

Of course when Obama asked for Congressional approval for intervention the GOP was a paragon of integrity by refusing to vote for or against a red line declaration or approval of retaliation.

Of course that makes it all the easier to blame Obama.

I guess since Assad and Russia are allies they won't face anything from Trump.

Guess again. http://www.economist.com/news/middle...ashar-al-assad

[donquixote99]

Just more evidence that Trumps previous sayings never offer more than the slightest clues to what he will do.

[whell]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Just more evidence that Trumps previous sayings never offer more than the slightest clues to what he will do.

And in this particular case that's a good thing.

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Just more evidence that Trumps previous sayings never offer more than the slightest clues to what he will do.

That is something for little Mr. N. Korea to ponder.

[Chicks]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Just more evidence that Trumps previous sayings never offer more than the slightest clues to what he will do.

He ain't a deep thinker, that's certain. I'm guessing someone on Fox & Friends agreed with Hillary, which triggered Trump's reaction.

[sheltiedave]

Originally Posted by whell

And in this particular case that's a good thing.

Not really.

For the leading superpower, a steady hand that telegraphs a sane philosophy works better than a philosophy of

we have your back and will stay away from you, until we level an airfield. THEN you will know you pissed us off.

Trump just spent $69 MILLION to obliterate one airport. That is not the wisest of military decisions in the ongoing Syrian quagmire.

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by sheltiedave

Not really.

For the leading superpower, a steady hand that telegraphs a sane philosophy works better than a philosophy of

we have your back and will stay away from you, until we level an airfield. THEN you will know you pissed us off.

Trump just spent $69 MILLION to obliterate one airport. That is not the wisest of military decisions in the ongoing Syrian quagmire.

Is he responsible for the price of weapons?

I thought expensive is a characteristic of our weaponry.

The fact is Assad had to be answered.

And there is no way to obliterate an airport on the cheap using our weapons...probably using Chinese but they are famous for fake parts.

[donquixote99]

It's an open question how obliterated the airbase is, btw. Let's be careful of indulging in a vicarious thrill of 'Hulk Smash!' May not be the case.

Here's some footage. Not reliably comprehensive.

https://youtu.be/Ow5Ux17YKdM

[sheltiedave]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

Is he responsible for the price of weapons?
Yes, Trump is responsible for ordering the type of weapon and delivery system to be used. That is why he is Commander in Chief. Being CIC means being the boss.

I thought expensive is a characteristic of our weaponry.
We have a vast arsenal of all kinds of weaponry, from cheap to ridiculously expensive.

The fact is Assad had to be answered.
Assad had been handed a blank check by the Trump administration. This freedom allowed him carte blanche in Aleppo, and again here. Taking out a single airport when he has twenty more is not of significance.

And there is no way to obliterate an airport on the cheap using our weapons...probably using Chinese but they are famous for fake parts.
There are multiple ways to obliterate an airport, including on the cheap. Drones with C4, loss of four or five control towers vaporized, electrical substation removals, cookie cutters across the runways, RPGs/ and/or drone missiles taking out the next sortie of jets taking off at three or four military airports are all cheaper, and send a little more of a "boots on the ground" message.

Don't leave your blinders on.