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KittyWampus

(55,894 posts) Thu Apr 6, 2017, 09:37 PM Apr 2017

FFS, Tomahawk Missiles Hitting A Single Airfield Is NOT A WAR. It's Proportial Response [View all]

and Adam Schiff just said on Rachel Maddow said this airfield that was hit is where the chemical weapons originated.

Edit- Richard Engel on Maddow said this was the MINIMAL reaction to the use of chemical weapons. A slap on the wrist.

Russians warned prior to this.

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FFS, Tomahawk Missiles Hitting A Single Airfield Is NOT A WAR. It's Proportial Response [View all] KittyWampus Apr 2017 OP

Is killing Russians SCantiGOP Apr 2017 #1

Granted the Trump administration invited Assad to do whatever he wanted jberryhill Apr 2017 #4

My posting history shows my antipathy for Trump is unparalleled. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #8

Same brother...same here Docreed2003 Apr 2017 #45

+1 grantcart Apr 2017 #49

Imagine hitting a Russian barracks with one of our missiles exboyfil Apr 2017 #9

Imagine no response to the use of chemical weapons jberryhill Apr 2017 #12

They report that Russians were given prior notice of this air strike. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #14

So where the Syrians told as well? exboyfil Apr 2017 #18

Infrastructure can't run away. NutmegYankee Apr 2017 #22

No atreides1 Apr 2017 #26

True. We probably made a few good sized craters. NutmegYankee Apr 2017 #27

And Trump SCantiGOP Apr 2017 #43

If the Syrians see Russians taking off, they'd get the hint. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #35

Assumption is that Russia told Syrians womanofthehills Apr 2017 #50

???????????????????? n/t kacekwl Apr 2017 #2

Some are saying that first you cripple air defense before you attack further NightWatcher Apr 2017 #3

Hitting one air field is not "crippling air defense". KittyWampus Apr 2017 #6

Actually, it is part of it. NutmegYankee Apr 2017 #20

But Syria is not the US caraher Apr 2017 #60

Agreed - and giving advanced notice womanofthehills Apr 2017 #52

where's the evidence? bigtree Apr 2017 #5

Unchecked use of chemical weapons is a threat to global security jberryhill Apr 2017 #16

That's the question? atreides1 Apr 2017 #31

exactly bdamomma Apr 2017 #47

It'll come out that the troop movements for the past two days has been suspiciously intent Jonny Appleseed Apr 2017 #7

Willing the bet they bunkered the planes as well exboyfil Apr 2017 #13

How would Schiff know anything about this? HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #10

His committee. Do you know who he is? Turn on Rachel Maddow and learn something he's on now. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #11

He is a bureaucrat HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #15

Weird non sequitur. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #17

He's one of the Gang of Eight Sgent Apr 2017 #21

Listen to him HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #23

Its not even proportional !!! Its like lobbing missiles at a highway junkyard that can be fixed week uponit7771 Apr 2017 #19

It's a slap on the wrist Idoru Apr 2017 #24

Practice for N. Korea. WinkyDink Apr 2017 #25

Let's not even go there bdamomma Apr 2017 #48

"Just leave it alone"?? I'm sorry, are you the new Hall Monitor? WinkyDink Apr 2017 #62

Thank you. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #28

The purpose of the strikes is to get a 7 - 10 % bump in the polls. nt DURHAM D Apr 2017 #29

There's some industrial strenght cynicism going on, and it's entirely warranted. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #36

We have a winner! Boomerproud Apr 2017 #40

Well, it's not because he gives a damn about the Syrian people. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #44

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2017 #56

So you support Trump's war? TXCritter Apr 2017 #30

Trump has already hugely increased drone strikes. Have you been posting on that? KittyWampus Apr 2017 #37

Irrelevant. This isn't about me, it's about Trump and his new war. TXCritter Apr 2017 #39

It's not a war, it's a missile strike on one air strip that was given prior notice. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #46

Latest reports are that nobody died in the attack LittleBlue Apr 2017 #54

Now, now, don't disappoint the posters calling for us to run to fallout shelters. nt cwydro Apr 2017 #32

If Russia was warned so was Assad BeyondGeography Apr 2017 #33

Trump has to stay on Putin's good side and Putin can replace Assad womanofthehills Apr 2017 #55

Proportional response? atreides1 Apr 2017 #34

The use of chemical weapons in an area where US personnel are proximate. Assad broke a treaty KittyWampus Apr 2017 #38

I'm worried about possible escalation sakabatou Apr 2017 #41

me too. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #42

As are most if not all greytdemocrat Apr 2017 #58

At least he didn't hit a bunch of civilians like his other strikes tammywammy Apr 2017 #51

It's not a war. Rustyeye77 Apr 2017 #53

I suppose that's a matter of perspective and international law. bluedigger Apr 2017 #57

So he got Congressional approval? WoonTars Apr 2017 #59

FFS, this is the silliest argument I've heard in a long time. Daemonaquila Apr 2017 #61