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Tommy_Carcetti

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13. Then why even shoot off missiles at all?

Fri Apr 7, 2017, 09:30 AM

Apr 2017

If it's necessary to avoid an incident to pre-emptively inform Russia, who we would naturally expect would turn around and inform their close ally Assad, why even bother at all with shooting off missiles in the first place?

Hey people of Syria, we care about you being gassed, so here's a couple of craters in an empty Syrian airbase. You're welcome.

Any way you slice it, it's just pointless showmanship that serves as a convenient political distraction for Trump and a pathetic attempt for him to claim that he's his own man.

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Donald Trump, who's totally not Vladimir Putin's puppet, warned Russia before airstrikes on Syria [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 OP

He WARNED Russia? I thought Trump said "I won't let the enemy know what I'm going to do..." Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #1

Right. His enemies weren't informed. Bradical79 Apr 2017 #4

+1. nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #6

+2 ananda Apr 2017 #29

Now who backs Assad in Syria? Botany Apr 2017 #2

All for show, timed for US primetime viewing to prop up Trump & Co wishstar Apr 2017 #3

Yup. Utterly ineffective.. WoonTars Apr 2017 #5

And re-construction contracts for Putin's associates... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 2017 #20

Trump warns Putin, Putin warns Assad. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #7

I'm shocked! Totally shocked! Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #9

And don't forget that Assad warns Khamenei (Iran) BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #17

Hate to break it to you, but that was the smartest possible move. DetlefK Apr 2017 #8

No shit. B2G Apr 2017 #10

I'm sure Assad already knows who's boss. dchill Apr 2017 #11

Then why even shoot off missiles at all? Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #13

Let me break this down for you: DetlefK Apr 2017 #16

Pretty sure in the scenario the poster had in mind, the 1st phone call ... doesn't even happen ... mr_lebowski Apr 2017 #42

Two "benefits" haele Apr 2017 #30

Putin has tRump by the balls njhoneybadger Apr 2017 #14

It's rumored that the Russians pscot Apr 2017 #35

WRONG. The smartest move was not to have Tillerson give Assad a green light. KittyWampus Apr 2017 #41

kabuki theater with puppets. nt Javaman Apr 2017 #12

you got that right njhoneybadger Apr 2017 #15

So it would have been better MosheFeingold Apr 2017 #18

The fact that Russia is wholly complicit with Syria in its war crimes was entirely ignored by Trump. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #21

Different issues MosheFeingold Apr 2017 #24

If it was President Obama or a President Hillary Clinton, I'd be more inclined to agree. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #27

Exactly. NewRedDawn Apr 2017 #45

How about formulating a coherent policy on Syria first njhoneybadger Apr 2017 #25

Don't disagree MosheFeingold Apr 2017 #26

While I have a stronger leaning to: this was a set-up of sorts, sprinkleeninow Apr 2017 #43

How many WMDs were destroyed in the raid? NONE I'm sure. George II Apr 2017 #19

Definitely Kabuki theater. GliderGuider Apr 2017 #22

warned in advance other countries. Gave russia time to remove any planes, stuff and people. Sunlei Apr 2017 #23

From Malcolm Nance's Twitter acct. this morning; SCRUBDASHRUB Apr 2017 #28

Greenwald was unavailable for comment... Blue_Tires Apr 2017 #31

Yes, Kabuki theater... loveandlight Apr 2017 #32

It was a brilliant Chess Move - well done Comrades Pachamama Apr 2017 #33

I hate having a lying self serving President Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #34

I feel it was a whiplash response LeftInTX Apr 2017 #37

Yeah, that's definitely possible Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #38

This is exactly what I've been saying. mimi85 Apr 2017 #40

Also on the 100th anniversary of WWI LisaM Apr 2017 #36

Putin and Golden Showers 45 put on a good show huh? workinclasszero Apr 2017 #39

He eliminated the surprise element Fryto Apr 2017 #44