Odd that the media cannot fathom how replacing Assad in Syria requires a political solution and that the Syrian people can decide his ultimate fate. And that there's somehow a contradiction in Nikki Haley's statements about the situation there (Assad must go, basically) and Tillerson's (the primary objective in Syria is to defeat ISIS). Tillerson has said we won't go to war in Syria to remove Assad, and that the solution is a political one (thank goodness). Here's a clue for the media. The political solution requires coming to an arrangement with Russia over getting rid of Assad. Without Russian support, Assad is toast. The only military action in Syria against Assad has been Trump's reaction to the use of chemical weapons. Speaking of which, Obama administration said those weapons were completely removed, but clearly they weren't. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ure-of-assad-in-syria/?utm_term=.6ebe476cd1bf
So...........Obama was wrong about the chemical weapons being gone. Similar to Bush being wrong about Iraq's chemical and biological weapons capability. At least Obama's mistake didn't lead to thousands of American kids dying for the sake of a wild goose chase......yeah, Syrian citizens have paid the price, but then these aren't "real Americans". And isn't that really all MAGA cares about......??
That's now how the administration phrased things. All the major players, including Susan Rice and John Kerry. Plus the emperor himself, declaring he'd eliminated the entire chemical weapons program. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.go...ent-administrations-approach-counterterrorism Just think about what we’ve done these last eight years without firing a shot. We’ve rolled back Iran’s nuclear program. That’s not just my assessment, that’s the assessment of Israeli intelligence, even though they were opposed to the deal. We’ve secured nuclear materials around the globe, reducing the risk that they fall into the hands of terrorists. We’ve eliminated Syria’s declared chemical weapons program. All of these steps have helped keep us safe and helped keep our troops safe. Those are the result of diplomacy. And sustained diplomatic efforts, no matter how frustrating or difficult they sometimes appear, are going to be required to resolve the conflicts roiling the in Middle East, from Yemen, to Syria, to Israel and Palestine. And if we don’t have strong efforts there, the more you will be called upon to clean up after the failure of diplomacy.
I didn't say anything about the media. You are the one who pointed out Obama was wrong. And I don't think it's the media who is trying to distract us with bullshit in this instance.......just sayin'.......and it's not the media's fault that Haley and Tillerson can't seem to get the message straight. But I'm sure you'll find a just the right media source to "correct" me.....
Russia has a "FOAB" a Father of all bombs, that is said to be four times as powerful as our "MOAB" Mother of all Bombs
Just saw an ABC news story (prolly fake rite?) It said 94 militants killed as of now and no civilians. Too bad a 70 year old man misspoke about it or that would have been a good thing.
