Having crossed that infamous “Red Line” Donald Trump unleashed a flurry of tomahawk missile into Syria last night ( this morning) provoking the ire of Putin. According to Zero Hedge ;
The attack occurred while Trump was at his Florida estate after a dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where they were to discuss what to do about North Korea’s nuclear program and U.S.-China trade disagreements. Traveling to Mar-a-Lago from Washington on Thursday, Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One about Assad, saying “what happened in Syria is a disgrace to humanity. And he’s there, and I guess he’s running things. So something should happen.”
It was not immediately clear if Trump’s action had been precleared with Putin in advance.
According to local reports, “32 Minutes ago about hearing Very Loud Sounds & Sky Was Lit up from Airbase He says Now Its “QUIET”“
Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin said in a statement in support of the airstrike, but he stressed that “any longer-term or larger military operation in Syria by the Trump Administration will need to be done in consultation with the Congress.”
CBS further reports that two dozen members of Congress were notified by White House and Cabinet officials of the airstrike. The White House will be providing a list of these members shortly that includes people on both sides of the aisle.
Meanwhile, Pentagon spokesperson Jeff Davis says in briefing to reporters that it informed Russia ahead of the missile strike. He added that the “U.S. took great precaution to avoid Russian housing.”
In the statement, the Pentagon said a total of 59 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles targeted aircraft, petroleum and logistical storage, ammunition supply bunkers, air defense systems and radars. The Pentagon stressed that “extraordinary measures” were taken to avoid civilian causalities. The Penaton confirmed that the strike targeted Shayrat Airfield in Homs.
On this point, the WaPo’s Josh Rogin asks, “Russians were at that airbase but got a heads up. Still, why were they at the chemical weapons base?” Perhaps because there were no chemical weapons there?
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