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80. Come on, who believes that kids were at an airfield in the middle of the nite?

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 08:36 AM

Apr 2017

Feel free to follow the SYRIAN line if you like. Believe me, if they really were there, they'd be showing the bodies being pulled from the rubble. Its BS.

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***OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM PENTAGON***: "RUSSIA WAS NOTIFIED OF STRIKE BEFOREHAND !!" [View all] uponit7771 Apr 2017 OP

Just when I think Trump might do something unpredictable, he does something predictable. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #1

Yeap, predictably pro Russian uponit7771 Apr 2017 #6

Well is easy peazy to predict that he'll do something unpredictable. lunatica Apr 2017 #61

But Donald says we shouldn't give advance warning. Right? redwitch Apr 2017 #2

to our enemies lapfog_1 Apr 2017 #5

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2017 #7

And by "alliance" with Russia BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #3

of course they did. lapfog_1 Apr 2017 #8

+1, "U.S. military planners took precautions to minimize risk to Russian or Syrian personnel" uponit7771 Apr 2017 #9

Traitors one and all. Littlered9560 Apr 2017 #4

who? Cryptoad Apr 2017 #22

The trump administration. Littlered9560 Apr 2017 #83

Doesn't anyone have the authority to OUST Trump. This week has made me a paranoid mess. onecent Apr 2017 #10

Me too. And I don't know the answer but I hope someone does. Maraya1969 Apr 2017 #36

Yes that is exactly RIGHT!!!! Someone had to see this coming that could have stopped it onecent Apr 2017 #51

I always thought that was what the electoral college was supposed to be for... maddiemom Apr 2017 #67

Now who backs Assad in Syria? Botany Apr 2017 #11

You know, they would never treat guns like war planes.... chelsea0011 Apr 2017 #12

RT is showing vids of the airbase; Planes intact, only empty bunkers hit and runway is intact. This uponit7771 Apr 2017 #13

Really? Oh, this is sounding more fishy every second that goes by. chelsea0011 Apr 2017 #19

+1, yeap... RT showed the main runway wasn't even hit !! uponit7771 Apr 2017 #21

Good point exboyfil Apr 2017 #23

I knew it exboyfil Apr 2017 #20

+1, I was posting this to a Trumpete a second ago that if they left the air defenses in place then uponit7771 Apr 2017 #23

So our OMB director is so keen on program effectiveness exboyfil Apr 2017 #25

What did we get out of it? The taxpayers got to buy $100 million (or More) LiberalArkie Apr 2017 #66

So, what was the point again? world wide wally Apr 2017 #28

Do you think they would actually show massive destruction?? 7962 Apr 2017 #63

Wait - so we just bombed an empty airfield? Initech Apr 2017 #14

RT is showing vids of the airbase; Planes intact, only empty bunkers hit and runway is intact. uponit7771 Apr 2017 #16

Surprise! Surprise! MelissaB Apr 2017 #18

What are the chances that Trump hoaxed us? Shoonra Apr 2017 #72

Donny and Puty sittin' in a tree,, k-i-ss-i-n-g GusBob Apr 2017 #15

+1, press briefings might as well be held at the Kremlin uponit7771 Apr 2017 #17

Here is the American Conservative exboyfil Apr 2017 #26

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2017 #27

Trump bombed an empty base EricMaundry Apr 2017 #29

Well, empty suit, empty base. old guy Apr 2017 #30

so to recap, lots of "rockets red glare" with the added bonus of civilian deaths. nt Javaman Apr 2017 #31

You really think children were at a military airfield, in the middle of the night? 7962 Apr 2017 #64

Where did I say children? Javaman Apr 2017 #70

Sorry, the Syrians said it. When you referred to civilians I figured you'd seen their report. 7962 Apr 2017 #71

The base was not empty if children were murdered HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #77

Come on, who believes that kids were at an airfield in the middle of the nite? 7962 Apr 2017 #80

So does that mean Trump will pay for those WASTED missles? yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #32

We're under Putin control. A takeover without firing a bullet. sarcasmo Apr 2017 #33

So what's the big story here??? Bleacher Creature Apr 2017 #34

I'm certain Trump did check with his bosses jmowreader Apr 2017 #57

Of course he did! Canoe52 Apr 2017 #35

Aha, so the story I read earlier was true! lark Apr 2017 #37

In fairness, there were no Americans, Congresspeople, or Allies within range or who might retaliate. WinkyDink Apr 2017 #38

Were our Allies alerted prior to the attack? Just now 1143AM on NoMoreRepugs Apr 2017 #39

Trump had to inform his boss Vladimir Putin first workinclasszero Apr 2017 #40

Yeap uponit7771 Apr 2017 #42

Great! How much did this bombing cost? They_Live Apr 2017 #41

Millions and millions and millions workinclasszero Apr 2017 #43

This confirms that Russia was based at the same airfield as the chemical weapons. herding cats Apr 2017 #44

However... zentrum Apr 2017 #45

Or he can stop talkin shit and go about it smartly instead of showing "force" like an idiot. uponit7771 Apr 2017 #48

I agree TNLib Apr 2017 #55

I think most of us knew that intuitively... JenniferJuniper Apr 2017 #46

+1, which is a shame that the US president can't put America first uponit7771 Apr 2017 #47

this is going to be unpopular here, but Trump had to do this. mwooldri Apr 2017 #49

Benedict Donald had to do something, this might not have been it. This is peacock wasting of time uponit7771 Apr 2017 #50

I agree LeftInTX Apr 2017 #56

I agree with you. And russias best move is to remove assad & replace with a different puppet 7962 Apr 2017 #65

The cruise missile strike was purely political Martin Eden Apr 2017 #78

This is not abnormal Loki Liesmith Apr 2017 #52

I'm thinking at the least congress should have been told before Russia. But I'm not surprised that uponit7771 Apr 2017 #53

Did the Russians warn the Syrian civilians that gas NCjack Apr 2017 #54

The American taxpayer paid 100 million dollars to pbmus Apr 2017 #58

+1, and it wasn't the main part of the runway either it has a bunch of rubble on it that can be ... uponit7771 Apr 2017 #59

The MSM had better not let Trump get away with this "Bomb Shit Show." stuffmatters Apr 2017 #60

Not really a surprise. We didnt want to hit actual Russians. Its been done before 7962 Apr 2017 #62

Empty Base Watalapan Apr 2017 #68

"Notified" "Asked permission" TexasBushwhacker Apr 2017 #69

No surprise Carter Johnson girl Apr 2017 #73

Of course they are, as one would expect. King_Klonopin Apr 2017 #74

I'm glad it is all staged. A Trump - Putin production of military industrial theater. King_Klonopin Apr 2017 #75

We murdered 4 children HoneyBadger Apr 2017 #76

any way bora13 Apr 2017 #79

just another reality show to trump spanone Apr 2017 #81

republican Tax-&-Draft Dodger-in-Chief proves once again Achilleaze Apr 2017 #82