4-7-17

From The Daily Sheeple

Russia to Arm Syria After “American Criminal Attack”

Hmmmm… Let’s not forget, Russia stands to benefit from instability in the region. With a big increase in oil prices, the Russian oligarchs would rake in the caaaaaaaash!

Speculators Salivate At Potential For War In Syria

..because we don’t get raped enough…. BOHICA!!!!!!!!

US Bombs the Snot out of Syrian Airfield on the 100 Year Anniversary of WWI!

How ironic that we just conveniently decided to potentially start WWIII on the 100 year anniversary of WWI?!?!

From The Infowarrior

ALEX JONES RESPONDS TO U.S. ATTACK ON SYRIA

 

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With 59 cruise missiles, US sends message to the world: We’re back

While Israel, Saudis, Syrian rebels delight at the attack on Assad’s Shayrat air base, one airstrike does not make for a new foreign policy

It was a message directed toward Assad and the people of Syria, to allies like Israel and Saudi Arabia, foes like Iran and North Korea, the US’s great frenemy Russia, and to the American public back at home.

Internationally, the 59 Raytheon Co. missiles fired from the USS Ross and USS Porter told American partners — and enemies — that despite the “America First” rhetoric, the US is again very much a factor on the world stage. Domestically, it was a sign that US President Donald Trump, whose administration has seen false-starts, failures and pushback, would take decisive action when he deemed it necessary.

Each Tomahawk missile costs between $500,000 and $1.5 million, depending on the model, so the cost to the US for the strike is at least in the tens of millions.

“They are telling their allies in the Middle East: You are not alone,” said Yaakov Amidror, a former national security adviser and IDF general, in a phone briefing on Friday organized by the Israel Project.

Breaking from the naval gazing so prevalent in this part of the world, the strike on Syria should also be at least briefly considered in the context of North Korea, which has been antagonizing the United States with nuclear and ballistic missile tests — vide the strike occurring during Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who holds considerable cachet over Pyongyang.

Though a clear message, the early Friday morning bombardment on the Shayrat air base in Homs was, to a large extent, symbolic: The Assad aircraft that carried out the apparent sarin gas attack took off from Shayrat.

According to the Kremlin, the US informed the Russians ahead of the attack, and they predictably passed along the message to the Syrian military, allowing them to clear the air field and prevent large numbers of casualties. Dozens of Tomahawks were fired, but reportedly only nine people were killed and nine planes were destroyed.

The Russian S-400 air defense battery — considered one of the best in the world — apparently did not strike down a single US missile, either because it couldn’t or because the Russian military opted not to intervene.

For followers of Israeli security news, the early morning strike — a large-scale attack on a military site with few deaths — should seem familiar. The IDF has been carrying out such strikes for years against Hamas observation posts and infrastructure in Gaza.

It’s about a one-off message — namely, “cut it out” — rather than the opening shot of a new campaign. (The latter would look more like the Tomahawk barrage on Baghdad in 2003 that kickstarted the Iraq War.)

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