a United States' Missiles Land On Syria's Al Shayrat Air Field
April 6 2017 By Abiodun Giwa
Source: Reuters
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States' had missiles attack on Syria, response to the chemical attack on innocent Syrians on Tuesday.
The attacks (59 Tomahawk cruise missiles) were reportedly launched from destroyers stationed in the eastern Mediterranean, according to the BBC.
President Trump said that the attacked airbase was the source of the chemical weapon used against innocent Syrians, and called on all civilized countries, to help in ending the Syrian conflict.
He urged the world to join the U.S. to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria and all forms of terrorism. He stressed that as long as America stands for justice, peace and and harmony will prevail at the end.
Observers see the U.S surprise action against Syria's air field as efforts to disable and deter Assad's ability of using chemical weapons. The U.S. action has attracted favorable response at home and abroad. Except Russia and Iran that are both allies of Syria. Russia said that the U.S. attack on Syria will affect the relationship with Moscow, while Iran condemns the attack without mincing words.
The most impressive aspect of the attack is the imbedded surprise element. It also shows that the U.S. must have got convincing prove that Syria indeed attacked her own people. In the heat that followed the attack, not Russia or Iran gave a tale about whether Assad did it or not.
At home, the Democrats hailed the deterrence the surprise element in the attack will mean to all leaders around the world against the use of chemical weapons. Though, there were cautionary statements that urged Trump not to go further than he had done without Congressional approval.
Elizabeth Warren seized the opportunity seized the opportunity to tell Trump that it is why travelers from countries like Syria seeking safe havens should not be turned back from the U.S. Chuck Schumer. the senate minority leader applauded the action, which he described as capable of sending signals that the U.S. will not tolerate the use of chemical weapons.
So far, the world seems to be saying that Trump got right the necessary response that Assad deserves toward stopping him from using chemical weapons against his own people. It is the American moment to direct accusation at Russia for responsibility of the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
For curious political observers, it serves a new lesson in diplomacy watching Rex Tillerson, the U.S secretary of state, blasting Mexico for the responsibility of Assad's recklessness, for having failed to ensure total removal of chemical weapons from Assad's reach, when Russia was supposed to have done so.
Although reports said that aircrafts and infrastructure for deployment of chemical weapons were destroyed at the al Shayrat airfield, and that the attack may have achieved desired aim, but yet too early to count the loses, as the day need to dawn for the Syrians to tell the world about the effect of the attacks on the airfield.
The attack was reportedly planned to ensure less or no human casualty, as the Syrian authority and Russia were said to have been informed 30 minutes before the attack, which ensured that no humans were around in the airfield and allowed maximum attack on the infrastructure.
The attacks (59 Tomahawk cruise missiles) were reportedly launched from destroyers stationed in the eastern Mediterranean, according to the BBC.
President Trump said that the attacked airbase was the source of the chemical weapon used against innocent Syrians, and called on all civilized countries, to help in ending the Syrian conflict.
He urged the world to join the U.S. to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria and all forms of terrorism. He stressed that as long as America stands for justice, peace and and harmony will prevail at the end.
Observers see the U.S surprise action against Syria's air field as efforts to disable and deter Assad's ability of using chemical weapons. The U.S. action has attracted favorable response at home and abroad. Except Russia and Iran that are both allies of Syria. Russia said that the U.S. attack on Syria will affect the relationship with Moscow, while Iran condemns the attack without mincing words.
The most impressive aspect of the attack is the imbedded surprise element. It also shows that the U.S. must have got convincing prove that Syria indeed attacked her own people. In the heat that followed the attack, not Russia or Iran gave a tale about whether Assad did it or not.
At home, the Democrats hailed the deterrence the surprise element in the attack will mean to all leaders around the world against the use of chemical weapons. Though, there were cautionary statements that urged Trump not to go further than he had done without Congressional approval.
Elizabeth Warren seized the opportunity seized the opportunity to tell Trump that it is why travelers from countries like Syria seeking safe havens should not be turned back from the U.S. Chuck Schumer. the senate minority leader applauded the action, which he described as capable of sending signals that the U.S. will not tolerate the use of chemical weapons.
So far, the world seems to be saying that Trump got right the necessary response that Assad deserves toward stopping him from using chemical weapons against his own people. It is the American moment to direct accusation at Russia for responsibility of the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
For curious political observers, it serves a new lesson in diplomacy watching Rex Tillerson, the U.S secretary of state, blasting Mexico for the responsibility of Assad's recklessness, for having failed to ensure total removal of chemical weapons from Assad's reach, when Russia was supposed to have done so.
Although reports said that aircrafts and infrastructure for deployment of chemical weapons were destroyed at the al Shayrat airfield, and that the attack may have achieved desired aim, but yet too early to count the loses, as the day need to dawn for the Syrians to tell the world about the effect of the attacks on the airfield.
The attack was reportedly planned to ensure less or no human casualty, as the Syrian authority and Russia were said to have been informed 30 minutes before the attack, which ensured that no humans were around in the airfield and allowed maximum attack on the infrastructure.
