White House Warning Halted Syria Chemical Attack, Officials Say
Source: New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s national security officials declared on Wednesday that a White House warning this week to President Bashar al-Assad of Syria had succeeded in stopping a chemical weapons attack by the Syrian government.
“They didn’t do it,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told reporters as he traveled to Belgium.
In an unusual written statement on Monday night, White House officials said the United States had “identified potential preparations” by the Assad government to use chemical weapons in an attack similar to one that was launched in April from an airfield in western Syria. The statement, issued by Mr. Trump’s spokesman, threatened to make Mr. Assad “pay a heavy price” if he used them.
By Wednesday morning, Mr. Mattis said it appeared that Mr. Assad “took the warning seriously.” He declined to say whether preparations that were noted in Mr. Trump’s statement had ended. But he repeatedly noted the lack of a chemical weapons attack in the two days since the White House issued its warning.
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So the White House released a statement about an impending chemical attack; the military and intelligence officials didn't know about it; Trump makes a heavy-handed statement; and now the crisis has been solved because there was no attack.
This has the strong smell of bullshit.
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This is just a taste of them generating fake threats and then fake solving them.
We heard of a possible attack but my tough talk has prevented the attack.
